LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Peterson
Peterson is the 77th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 265,150 people carried it — about 88.7 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Peterson are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White81.9%
Black9.7%
Multiracial3.5%
Hispanic3.4%
Asian American0.8%
Native American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#68
266,120
2000
#63
275,041
2010
#71
278,297
2020
#77
265,150