Given name & surname

Petersson

Petersson is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English and Swedish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Petersson comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Petersson.

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Petersson’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Petersson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peterson. In German usage, Petersson as a surname has a related form in PEDERSEN. In German usage, Petersson as a surname has a related form in PETERSEN.

Walk Petersson’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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