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