Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. PEE-tər(English) PEH-tu(German) PEH-tər(Dutch)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the given name Peter.

Related Names

VariantsPark, Parkins, Parkinson, Parks, Perkins, Peters, Peterson(English) Peters(German) Peeters, Peters(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesBedrosian, Petrosyan(Armenian) Petrov(Bulgarian) Petrić, Petrović, Perko, Perković(Croatian) Pecháček, Pešek(Czech) Pedersen, Petersen(Danish) Pekkanen(Finnish) Peeters(Flemish) Pierre, Perrault, Perreault, Perrin, Perrot(French) Péter, Pethes, Pető, Petőcs, Petőfi(Hungarian) Di Pietro, Petri, Pietri, Pedrotti(Italian) Petraitis, Petrauskas(Lithuanian) Petrovski, Pandev(Macedonian) Pedersen, Petersen, Pettersen(Norwegian) Pires(Portuguese) Petran, Petrescu(Romanian) Petrov(Russian) Petrović(Serbian) Perko(Slovene) Pérez, Perez(Spanish) Petersson, Pettersson, Persson(Swedish) Petrenko(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingPéter
Entry updated April 16, 2019