Pettersson
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Biblical |
| Meaning | "son of Peter" |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Petersen Petterson |
Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter".
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 92.7% of all known bearers of the surname Pettersson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:151), 1.7% of Finland (1:4,550), 1.3% of Norway (1:5,791) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:8,338).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:151) in the following counties:
- 1. Gotland County (1:34)
- 2. Södermanland County (1:72)
- 3. Västmanland County (1:75)
- 4. Örebro County (1:80)
- 5. Uppsala County (1:87)
- 6. Östergötland County (1:101)
- 7. Västernorrland County (1:126)
- 8. Gävleborg County (1:129)
- 9. Dalarna County (1:134)
- 10. Norrbotten County (1:137)
- 11. Värmland County (1:143)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,550) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Åland Islands (1:182)
- 2. Ostrobothnia (1:1,224)
- 3. Southwest Finland (1:2,209)
- 4. Uusimaa (1:3,525)
- 5. Central Ostrobothnia (1:3,934)
People
- Albert Pettersson, Swedish Olympic weightlifter
- Aline Pettersson, Mexican writer
- Allan Pettersson, composer
- Allan Rune Pettersson, writer
- Anna Pettersson, lawyer
- Anton Pettersson (1994-2015), perpetrator of the 2015 Trollhättan school attack
- Birgitta Pettersson, film actor
- Bjarne Pettersson, Danish football player
- Carl Pettersson, golfer
- Christer Pettersson, suspected assassin
- Elias Pettersson, ice hockey player
- Erik Pettersson (bandy), Swedish bandy player
- Erik Pettersson (weightlifter), Swedish Olympic weightlifter
- Erik Pettersson (cyclist), Swedish Olympic cyclist
- Fredrik Pettersson, ice hockey player
- Gert Pettersson, orienteer
- Göran Pettersson, politician
- Gösta Pettersson, road racing cyclist
- Hans Pettersson, Swedish atomic physicist and oceanographer
- Holger Pettersson, Swedish radiologist and educator
- Ingvar Pettersson, athlete
- Joel Pettersson, painter and writer
- Johan Pettersson (disambiguation)
- Jörgen Pettersson (footballer), football player
- Jörgen Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player
- Katja Pettersson, Finnish designer
- Kim Pettersson, musician
- Kjell-Ronnie Pettersson, ice hockey player
- Leif Pettersson, politician
- Linus Pettersson, bandy player
- Marina Pettersson, politician
- Pelle Pettersson, Swedish yachtsman and yacht designer
- Rolf Pettersson, orienteer
- Ronald Pettersson, ice hockey player
- Ronney Pettersson, football player
- Stefan Pettersson (footballer), football player
- Stefan Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player
- Sten Pettersson, athlete
- Sven Pettersson, ski jumper
- Sven-Pelle Pettersson, swimmer and water polo player
- Wivan Pettersson, swimmer
See also
References
This page lists people with the surname Pettersson.
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