Peaters Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Many Peaters families will find their roots under Peters, the form most records use. Taken at its root, Peaters points to “Son of Peter”. Peaters is listed among the recognised spellings of Peters. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Pieters, Peeters and Peterß.

Arms linked to Peters and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Peaters family name pack.