<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> De Pietro, Di Pietro, McFetridge, Peters, Peeters, Péterffy, Péterfi, Pētersons, Petersen, Petraitis, Petrenko, Petrov, Petrescu, Petriadze, Petriashvili, Petropoulos, Petrou, Petrović, Petrovič, Petravičius, Petrosyan, Petrovski, Pérez, Peres, Pieters, Pieterse, Pietersen, Piotrowicz, Piotrowski, Pires </Td> </Tr> <P> Peterson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter ." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek πέτρος (petros), meaning "rock" or "stone," and has been a popular name choice throughout history for the Christian apostle Peter . The surname is most commonly found in European countries such as Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Brussels in the northwestern region . There are an estimated 700 variant spellings of the surname . The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English - speaking countries . </P> <Ul> <Li> Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football running back </Li> <Li> Adrian N. Peterson (born 1979), American football running back </Li> <Li> Alan P. Peterson (1920--1998), American ornithologist and taxonomist </Li> <Li> Amanda Peterson (1971--2015), American actress </Li> <Li> Arthur Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Brian Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Carla Peterson (actress) (born 1974), Argentinian actress </Li> <Li> Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress best known for her screen persona "Elvira" </Li> <Li> Charles Gilbert Peterson (1848--1918), American Contractor and Mayor former of Lockport, NY </Li> <Li> Clark Peterson, (born 1966), film producer </Li> <Li> Chip Peterson (born 1987), American swimmer </Li> <Li> Collin Peterson (born 1944), American politician, congressman from Minnesota </Li> <Li> D.J. Peterson (born 1991), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Dan Peterson (born 1936), American basketball coach </Li> <Li> Daniel Peterson, American physician in private practice in the state of Nevada </Li> <Li> Daniel C. Peterson, Professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University </Li> <Li> David Peterson (born 1943), Canadian politician, twentieth premier of Ontario </Li> <Li> Debbi Peterson (born 1961), American singer </Li> <Li> Denis Peterson, American painter </Li> <Li> Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), former American NASA astronaut </Li> <Li> Dorothy Peterson (1897--1979), American actress </Li> <Li> Drew Peterson (born 1954), American former Illinois police sergeant and convicted murderer </Li> <Li> Dustin Peterson (born 1994), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Dutton S. Peterson (1894--1964), New York clergyman and politician </Li> <Li> Elly M. Peterson (1914 - 2008) American, Michigan politician </Li> <Li> Eric Peterson (born 1946), Canadian actor </Li> <Li> Eric Peterson (musician) (born 1964), American guitarist </Li> <Li> Esther Peterson (1906--1997), American, Assistant Secretary of Labor </Li> <Li> Franklin P. Peterson (1930--2000), American mathematician </Li> <Li> Frederick Peterson (neurologist) (1859--1938), American neurologist, psychiatrist, and poet </Li> <Li> George P. "Bud" Peterson (born 1952), president, Georgia Institute of Technology </Li> <Li> Gil Peterson (born 1936), American actor and singer </Li> <Li> Gilbert Peterson (1824--1890), American Contractor </Li> <Li> Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964), English DJ </Li> <Li> Gordon Peterson, American broadcast journalist </Li> <Li> Halvor H. Peterson (1831 - 1917), American farmer and politician </Li> <Li> Hattie Peterson (1930--2017), All - American Girls Professional Baseball League player </Li> <Li> Jace Peterson (born 1990), American baseball player </Li> <Li> James Peterson III (born 1970), American Army Veteran, Senior Systems Engineer </Li> <Li> Jeret Peterson (1981--2011), American aerial skier </Li> <Li> Jesse Peterson (1850--1921), American Industrialist and Presidential Elector </Li> <Li> Jim Peterson (born 1941), Canadian politician </Li> <Li> John Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Jordan Peterson (born 1962), Canadian psychologist </Li> <Li> Keith Peterson (born 1956), Canadian politician </Li> <Li> Kevin Peterson (American football) (born 1994), American football player </Li> <Li> Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801--1822), Estonian poet </Li> <Li> Laci Peterson (1975--2002), American, murdered wife of Scott Peterson </Li> <Li> Lynn Peterson (b .?), Canadian, mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario </Li> <Li> Mark Peterson (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Maurice Peterson (1889--1952), British diplomat </Li> <Li> Michael Peterson (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Morris Peterson (born 1977), American basketball player </Li> <Li> Norm Peterson (Australian politician) </Li> <Li> Olive Peterson (1894 - 1965), American bridge player </Li> <Li> Oscar Peterson (1925--2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer </Li> <Li> Oscar V. Peterson (1899--1942), American seaman in the US Navy </Li> <Li> Patrick Peterson (born 1990), American football player </Li> <Li> Pete Peterson (born 1936), American Air Force pilot </Li> <Li> Peter George Peterson (1926--2018), American banker and philanthropist, former United States Secretary of Commerce </Li> <Li> Ray Peterson (1939 - 2005), American pop music singer </Li> <Li> Rebecca Peterson (born 1995), Swedish tennis player </Li> <Li> Robin Peterson (born 1979), South African cricketer </Li> <Li> Roger Peterson (musician), Aruban - Dutch musician </Li> <Li> Roger Peterson (pilot) (1937 - 1959), pilot of the plane that crashed killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry Richardson </Li> <Li> Roger Tory Peterson (1908--1996), American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator </Li> <Li> Ronnie Peterson (1944--1978), Swedish racing driver </Li> <Li> Russell W. Peterson (born 1916), American engineer and politician, governor of Delaware </Li> <Li> Scott Peterson (born 1972), American convicted murderer </Li> <Li> Shelley Peterson (born 1952), Canadian actress </Li> <Li> Stephen Peterson (rower) (born 1963), American world champion rower in 1990, 1996 Olympian </Li> <Li> Thalia Gouma - Peterson (d . 2001), American professor </Li> <Li> Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824--1904), first African - American to vote in an election </Li> <Li> Thorleif T. Peterson (1885 - 1982), American farmer and politician </Li> <Li> Todd Peterson (place kicker) (born 1970), American football player </Li> <Li> Trudy Huskamp Peterson (born 1945), American historian, former acting Archivist of the United States </Li> <Li> Vadal Peterson (1892--1976), American college sports coach </Li> <Li> Val Peterson (1903--1983), American, governor of Nebraska </Li> <Li> Vicki Peterson (born 1958), American pop musician </Li> <Li> Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922 - 2011), governor of New Hampshire </Li> <Li> W. Wesley Peterson (1924 - 2009), American mathematician and computer scientist </Li> </Ul>

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