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Petersen Family History
Petersen Genealogy & Family TreePetersen is a German name from Palatinate, Germany, from medieval times. It means “son of Peter,” which comes from the Greek work Petros and means “stone.” The name was very popular due to the Christian Apostle Peter and St. Peter. Roots for this name can also be found in Sweden. The family motto is Nihil sine Deo which means “Nothing without God.”
Other spellings include “Petersone,” “Petterson,” “MacPheadair,” “DePietro,” “DiPietro,” “Petrenko,” “Petrov,” “Petrou,” “Pieters,” “Pieterse,” “Petersen,” “Petersson,” “Peterssen,” “PIetersen,” and “Piterson.” Notable people with the surname include American actor William Petersen (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Fear, Manhunter), Danish Olympic athlete Thyge Alexander Petersen (boxing), and German director Wolgang Petersen (Troy, The NeverEnding Story, Air Force One). The first Peterson to come to the Americas was Henrich Petersen in New Netherlands in 1640.
Petersen Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Joseph Petersen -- --, 1865 March 19, 1865
- Clyde Ephraim Petersen -- --, 1894 November 10, 1970 Utah
- Alice Petersen -- --, 1906 April 27, 1906 Utah
- Michel Petersen -- --, 1810 August 18, 1873 Børglum
- Dale Herman Petersen -- --, 1930 September 26, 2017 Nebraska
Petersen Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ida Petersen -- --, 1871 April 12, 1912 New York
- Clara Marie Petersen -- --, 1916 February 15, 2011 Minnesota
- Emma Elizabeth Christiana Petersen -- --, 1881 October 9, 1957 Utah
- Erna Margrethe Petersen -- --, 1912 June 26, 1997
- Hazel Petersen -- --, 1913 August 6, 1988 Idaho
