Pettersson


Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter".

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 92.7% of all known bearers of the surname Pettersson were residents of Sweden, 1.7% of Finland, 1.3% of Norway and 1.0% of Denmark.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following counties:
  • 1. Gotland County
  • 2. Södermanland County
  • 3. Västmanland County
  • 4. Örebro County
  • 5. Uppsala County
  • 6. Östergötland County
  • 7. Västernorrland County
  • 8. Gävleborg County
  • 9. Dalarna County
  • 10. Norrbotten County
  • 11. Värmland County
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
  • 1. Åland
  • 2. Ostrobothnia
  • 3. Southwest Finland
  • 4. Uusimaa
  • 5. Central Ostrobothnia

    People

  • Albert Pettersson, Swedish Olympic weightlifter
  • Aline Pettersson, Mexican writer
  • Allan Pettersson, Swedish composer
  • Allan Rune Pettersson, Swedish writer
  • Anna Pettersson, Swedish lawyer
  • Anton Lundin Pettersson, Swedish murderer, perpetrator of the Trollhättan school stabbing
  • Berta Persson , first woman bus driver in Sweden.
  • Birgitta Pettersson, Swedish film actor
  • Bjarne Pettersson, Danish football player
  • Carl Pettersson, Swedish golfer
  • Christer Pettersson, Swedish criminal
  • Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Erik Pettersson, multiple people
  • Fredrik Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Gert Pettersson, Swedish orienteer
  • Göran Pettersson, Swedish politician
  • Gösta Pettersson, Swedish road racing cyclist
  • Gösta Pettersson, Swedish biochemist
  • Hans Pettersson, Swedish atomic physicist and oceanographer
  • Holger Pettersson, Swedish radiologist and educator
  • Ingvar Pettersson, Swedish athlete
  • Isak Pettersson, Swedish football player
  • Joel Pettersson, Finnish painter and writer
  • Johan Pettersson, multiple people
  • Jörgen Pettersson, Swedish football player
  • Jörgen Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Katja Pettersson, Finnish designer
  • Kjell-Ronnie Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Leif Pettersson, Swedish politician
  • Linus Pettersson, Swedish bandy player
  • Marcus Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Marina Pettersson, Swedish politician
  • Pelle Pettersson, Swedish yachtsman and yacht designer
  • Rolf Pettersson, Swedish orienteer
  • Ronald Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Ronney Pettersson, Swedish football player
  • Stefan Pettersson, Swedish football player
  • Stefan Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Sten Pettersson, Swedish athlete
  • Sven Pettersson, Swedish ski jumper
  • Sven-Pelle Pettersson, Swedish swimmer and water polo player
  • Wivan Pettersson, Swedish swimmer