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Where Does The Last Name Peterson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Peterson (Arabic: بيترسون, Marathi: िपटेरसन, Oriya: ପିଟରେସାନ, Russian: Петерсон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Péterson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,240^th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,022 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Peterson reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Peterson is also the 9,819^th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 104,224 people.

The last name Peterson is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 365,438 people, or 1 in 992. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 177 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Peterson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Peterson last name grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 546 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peterson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Peterson last name is predominantly Catholic (46%) in Ireland, Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Evangelical (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Peterson last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Peterson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.4% more than the national average, earning €52,373 per year; in Norway they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning 316,831 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning R 246,816 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $20,999,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning $49,089 CAD per year.