Petersson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Numbers in Sweden: Petersson 26 236 Peterson 1 963 Peterzon 50 Petersohn 24 Statistics Sweden
Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Petersson, Latvian/Icelandic handball player Alfred Petersson (1860–1920), Swedish politician André Petersson, Swedish ice hockey player Axel Petersson, Swedish engineer Axel Petersson Döderhultarn (1868–1925), Swedish Master woodcarver Bo Petersson, Swedish football manager and former football player Bobbo Petersson (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player Göran Petersson, Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official Gunnar Petersson, Swedish javelin thrower Harald G. Petersson (1904–1977), German screenwriter Hans Joakim Petersson, Swedish rockstar Hans Petersson (1902–1984), German mathematician Håvard Vad Petersson, Norwegian curler Helene Petersson, Swedish social democratic politician Johan Petersson (handballer), Swedish handball player Johan Petersson (comedian), Swedish comedian, actor, television presenter and author Johanna Petersson (1807–1899), pioneering Swedish businesswoman Lars G. Petersson (born 1951), Swedish-British human rights activist Magnus Petersson, Swedish archer Rudolf Petersson (1896–1970), Swedish artist and creator of a popular Swedish comic Simon Petersson, Swedish ice hockey defenceman Tom Petersson, American bassist for the rock band Cheap Trick Torkel Petersson, Swedish actor Viljo Petersson-Dahl (born 1982), Swedish wheelchair curler William Petersson (1895–1965), Swedish athlete
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