Peterson

English, Scottish, and German surname, from Peter +‎ -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Pedersen, Pettersen, Polish Piotrowicz, Slovene Petrič, Petrovčič, Petrovič, Petric, Petrovic, etc. Also Americanized from Swedish Petersson, Pettersson.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpitɚsən/

Peterson (countable and uncountable, plural Petersons)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
   2. A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
   3. A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
   4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.

• Petrones, prenotes, preonset

Peterson (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a surname from English.