Peeters Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Not every Peeters is related, but the name itself grew out of Peters. Taken at its root, Peeters points to “Son of Peter”. The extra “e” in Peeters is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Pieters, Peaters and Peterß.

863 Americans were listed as Peeters in the 2010 census. French civil records give 1,157 births under the name Peeters from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. The name became more frequent over the century.

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