How Common Is the Last Name Petersen?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Petersen today

64,750

Ranked #571 of 162,254 published surnames · 19.83 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 58,480 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

93.42%

Black

1.33%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.76%

Hispanic

2.51%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.