Pedersen

English

Etymology

• As a Danish and Norwegian surname, borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Pedersen. Compare Petersen.
• As an English surname, variant of Peterson.

Proper noun

Pedersen (plural Pedersens)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Pedersen device

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pedersen is the 1780^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20135 individuals. Pedersen is most common among White (94.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pedersen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• preneeds

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Peder +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Pedersen

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Peder +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Pedersen

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic