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There are approximately 12,089 people named Peter in the UK. That makes it the 844th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 191 are named Peter.

Region of origin

Europe

Country of origin

Unknown

Language of origin

Unknown

Religion of origin

Unknown

Classification

Unknown
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Parkyn
Perkin
Perkes
Parkin
Parkins
Parkinson
Perk
Pears
Peterson
Perkins
Pearse
Perkinson
Perks
Peters
Pater
Patera
Paterra
Pateras
Patire
Paeter
P'Eter
Patier
Paater
Patere
Pahter
Paiter
P'Eeter
Paitier
Paihter
Paitter
Paieter
Pateri
Pateor
Patero
Patar
Patir
Paters
Patery
Paterro

The Peter surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PETER. The Christian name, introduced here at the Conquest. It has become the parent of many surnames, as Peters, Peterson, Piers, Pierce, Pearse, Pearce, Pears, Peers, Pierson, Pearson, Peterken, Perkin, Perkins, Purkess and Purkis, Perk, Pyrke, Perks, Perkes, Park, Parks, Parkes, Parkin, Parkyn, Parkins, Parkinson, and perhaps Person and Parsons.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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