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

The last name Petterson (Bengali: পেটারসন, Russian: Петтерсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Pétterson. Click here for further potential spellings of Petterson.

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

The last name is the 54,663^rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 782,681 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Petterson live; 50 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 140,820^th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 2,704 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,240 people, or 1 in 85,486. In The United States Petterson is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Petterson exists in 84 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Petterson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Petterson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 725 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petterson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Petterson surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petterson last name are 5.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.13% registered with 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.