How common is the surname Pettersen?

1,072 people in the United States had the surname Pettersen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pettersen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pettersen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pettersen?

Brittany Pettersen, American politician.

Where is the surname Pettersen most common?

Wikidata records people named Pettersen in the United States.

Is the surname Pettersen getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, down 19%.

The surname Pettersen

A surname, carried by 1,072 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pettersen is more common than 85.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,072 people named Pettersen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,318.

#23,647

rank among US surnames

1,072

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-18.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,090)

Who is named Pettersen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Pettersen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pettersens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brittany Pettersen
American politician, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pettersen

Pettersen has the Soundex code P362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P362.

Questions

How common is the surname Pettersen?: 1,072 people in the United States had the surname Pettersen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pettersen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pettersen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pettersen?: Brittany Pettersen, American politician.
Where is the surname Pettersen most common?: Wikidata records people named Pettersen in the United States.
Is the surname Pettersen getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, down 19%.