Pettersson Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Pettersson? Think of it as Peterson with a different pen. The name is usually explained as “Son of Peter”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Pettersson surname had 444 bearers. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames.
• Other spellings include Petersson, Petterson and Pieterson.
• Before spelling was fixed, Peterson was also written Pettersson.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Patterson, Pederson and Paterson.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Heraldry and the Pettersson name

Arms linked to Peterson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Pettersson family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.