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Definition: A patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek "petros" meaning "stone."
Surname Origin:
English, German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
PETER, PETERSON
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Surname Finder - PETERS Genealogy & Family Resources PETERS Surname & Family Mailing List PETERS Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - PETERS Genealogy German Genealogy Cousin Connect - PETERS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - PETERS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - PETERS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
