Peterman Surname

41,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Peterman Surname Definition:

= Peter’s Man (-Servant): v. Peter.

Peterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,2851:32,1194,011
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Poland1511:251,71431,602
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Hungary1051:93,4889,163
Slovenia971:25,6465,439
England921:605,63136,119
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Israel501:171,15317,369
Australia421:642,75544,739
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Moldova221:161,88016,529
Chile181:978,69319,774
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8851:26,6413,279

The alternate forms: Péterman (1) & Petermán (1) are calculated separately.

Peterman (44) may also be a first name.

Peterman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Peter’s Man (-Servant): v. Peter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An eastern-counties provincialism for fisherman, probably with reference to St. Peter's original occupation. But Bailey defines it as "one who fishes in the river of Thames with an unlawful engine." The similar name Petermann is a modern introduction from Germany, and is defined as "a person with the name of Peter; also a fish-the John Dory." Noehden's Dict., where we find the English word peterman given as the equivalent of fischdieb, "fish-thief."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Peterman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peterman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peterman (Arabic: بيترمان, Russian: Петерман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Péterman or Petermán. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,424th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 578,193 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Peterman are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Peterman is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,285 people, or 1 in 32,119. In The United States Peterman is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Peterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peterman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peterman surname grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Peterman last name are 19.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peterman earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,390 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peterman in the Russian language
Петерманpeterman-
Peterman in the Arabic language
بيترمانbytrman-

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Peterman Reference & Research

Peterman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Peterman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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