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Pettersson

Pettersson is a surname. It is used in Swedish.

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Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from Swedish Petter + son.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pettersson’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Pettersson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peterson. In German usage, Pettersson as a surname has a related form in PETTERSEN. In German usage, Pettersson as a surname has a related form in PIETERSEN.

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PetterssonΠέττερσσονPettersenPietersenPetersonPérez

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Around the world

Pettersson has relatives in 4 languages.

German

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

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

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