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

The surname Petterson (Bengali: পেটারসন, Russian: Петтерсон) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Pétterson. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 54,663^rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 782,681 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Petterson are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 140,820^th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 2,704 people.

The last name Petterson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,240 people, or 1 in 85,486. In The United States Petterson is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Petterson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petterson surname grew 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 725 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petterson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Petterson last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Petterson are 5.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petterson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4% less than the national average, earning 332,228 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,230 per year; in South Africa they earn 104.18% more than the national average, earning R 485,208 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,471 CAD per year.