Petter

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch and German Ludewig, a variant of the personal name Peter.

Proper noun

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Petter (plural Petters)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Petter is the 38050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Petter is most common among White (88.34%) individuals.

Further reading

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Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Petter

  1. a male given name, variant of Peter
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References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 139 males with the given name Petter living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century and a smaller peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Petter c (genitive Petters)

  1. a male given name, variant of Peter

Derived terms

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