Petersohn Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Anyone researching Petersohn should also look under Peterson. Its meaning, shared with Peterson, is “Son of Peter”. The extra “h” in Petersohn is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The 2010 US Census counted 267 people named Petersohn, ranking it number 72,771 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

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