Petersson
Petersson is a family name.
Origin and Meaning
The name is a patronymic surname educated and means son of Peter.
Well-known bearers of the name
- Alexander Petersson ( b. 1980 ), Icelandic handball player
- Friedrich Gustav Petersson (1766-1809), serving in the Swedish army staff lieutenant of artillery
- Hans Petersson (1902-1984), German mathematician
- Harald G. Petersson (1904-1977), German - Swedish Writer
- Håvard Petersson ( born 1984 ), Norwegian curler
- Herbert Petersson (1881-1927), Swedish linguist
- Ingo Petersson, pseudonym of Frithjof Elmo Porsch (* 1924), German SS officer and writer
- Jessica Draskau - Petersson ( born 1977 ), Danish triathlete
- Johan Petersson (born 1973 ), Swedish handball player
- Karl Petersson ( 1879-19 **), German politician ( SPD)
- Lars G. Petersson ( born 1951 ), Swedish human rights activist, blogger and author
- Rudolf Petersson (1896-1970), Swedish cartoonist
- Torkel Petersson (born 1969 ), Swedish actor
- William Petersson (1895-1965), Swedish track and field athlete