Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, meaning "son of Peter".

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 92.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Pettersson'' were residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(frequency 1:151), 1.7% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:4,550), 1.3% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(1:5,791) and 1.0% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

(1:8,338). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:151) in the following counties: * 1. Gotland County (1:34) * 2. Södermanland County (1:72) * 3.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:75) * 4.

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly n ...

(1:80) * 5. Uppsala County (1:87) * 6.

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or ''län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the n ...

(1:101) * 7.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

(1:126) * 8.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(1:129) * 9.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...

(1:134) * 10.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(1:137) * 11.

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl P ...

(1:143) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,550) in the following regions:Pettersson surname distribution
/ref> * 1.

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

(1:182) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:1,224) * 3. Southwest Finland (1:2,209) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

(1:3,525) * 5.

Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia ( fi, Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv, Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. Historical provinces Municipalities ...

(1:3,934)

People

Albert Pettersson Erik Albert Pettersson (5 May 1885 – 8 March 1960) was a Swedish weightlifter. He won two bronze medals at international competitions: in the lightweight division at the 1909 European Championships, and in the middleweight category (−75&nbs ...

, Swedish Olympic weightlifter *

Aline Pettersson Aline Pettersson is a Mexican novelist and poet. Her novels deal with the themes of loneliness, heartbreak, isolation and the passage of time that razes all. Early life Petterson was born in Mexico City on 11 May 1938. Her father was the son of S ...

, Mexican writer *

Allan Pettersson Gustaf Allan Pettersson (19 September 1911 – 20 June 1980) was a Swedish composer and violist. He is considered one of the 20th century's most important Swedish composers, he was described as one of the last great symphonists, ...

, composer * Allan Rune Pettersson, writer *

Anna Pettersson Anna Maria Pettersson (5 January 1861 – 6 September 1929) was a Swedish lawyer. She was the first woman in Sweden to set up a legal agency, run by a woman, which was aimed primarily at female clients. Pettersson was also active in the Swedish N ...

, lawyer * Anton Pettersson (1994-2015), perpetrator of the 2015

Trollhättan school attack On 22 October 2015, 21-year-old Anton Lundin Pettersson attacked Kronan School in Trollhättan, Sweden, with a sword. He killed a teaching assistant and a male student, stabbed another male student and a teacher, and died later of the gunshot wo ...

Birgitta Pettersson Birgitta Pettersson (born 7 January 1939) is a Swedish film actress. She is best known for her appearances in several films by director Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') ...

, film actor * Bjarne Pettersson, Danish football player * Carl Pettersson, golfer * Christer Pettersson, suspected assassin *

Elias Pettersson Elias Fredrik Pettersson (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Nickname ...

, ice hockey player * Erik Pettersson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Fredrik Pettersson John Fredrik Michael Pettersson (born June 10, 1987) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger. He last played for the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL). He previously played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and HC Donbass in the K ...

, ice hockey player *

Gert Pettersson Gert Pettersson (born 16 January 1953) is a Swedish orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a ...

, orienteer * Göran Pettersson, politician * Gösta Pettersson, road racing cyclist *

Hans Pettersson Prof Hans Petterson FRSFor HFRSE RSAS (1888–1966) was a 20th century Swedish physicist and oceanographer. Early life Hans Petterson was born in Forshalla near Gothenburg on 26 August 1888, the son of the chemist and oceanographer Otto Pe ...

, Swedish atomic physicist and oceanographer *

Holger Pettersson Prof. Holger Pettersson (1942 – 3 November 2010) was a Swedish radiologist and educator. He was born in Ödsmål near Uddevalla, Sweden. He received his MD from University of Lund. In 1975, he finished his residency at Malmö General Hospital, ...

, Swedish radiologist and educator * Ingvar Pettersson, athlete *

Joel Pettersson Joel Pettersson (8 June 1892 – 5 January 1937) was a painter and writer on the Åland, Åland Islands, Finland. He remained an obscure figure during his lifetime; most of his writings were unpublished for decades after his death. Biography Pet ...

, painter and writer * Johan Pettersson (disambiguation), multiple people * Jörgen Pettersson (footballer), football player * Jörgen Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player * Katja Pettersson, Finnish designer * Kim Pettersson, musician * Kjell-Ronnie Pettersson, ice hockey player *

Leif Pettersson Leif Pettersson, born in 1954, is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making b ...

, politician *

Linus Pettersson Linus Pettersson (born 13 May 1987) is a Swedish bandy player who currently plays for Sandvikens AIK as a defender. Career Club career Pettersson is a youth product of IFK Motala and has represented Sandviken and Zorky. International career Pe ...

, bandy player *

Marcus Pettersson Marcus Karl Gustav Pettersson (born 8 May 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). His nickname is The Dragon. Playing career Pettersson made his Swedish Hockey League d ...

, ice hockey player * Marina Pettersson, politician *

Pelle Pettersson Pelle Helmer Petterson (born 31 July 1932) is a Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson and Norwegian-born Borgny Petterson (born Holm), and studied design at the leading Pratt Institute in New York from 1955 thro ...

, Swedish yachtsman and yacht designer * Rolf Pettersson, orienteer *

Ronald Pettersson Erik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson (16 April 1935 – 6 March 2010) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including thirteen World Championships and three Olympic Games. Between 19 ...

, ice hockey player * Ronney Pettersson, football player *

Stefan Pettersson (footballer) Stefan Bengt Pettersson (born 22 March 1963) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He won the UEFA Cup with both IFK Göteborg and Ajax, and won 31 caps for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at ...

, football player * Stefan Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player *

Sten Pettersson Sten Karl Leopold "Sten-Pelle" Pettersson (11 September 1902 – 1 June 1984) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in sprint and hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the ea ...

, athlete * Sven Pettersson, ski jumper *

Sven-Pelle Pettersson Sven "Sven-Pelle" Pettersson (15 December 1911 – 6 January 2000) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 10 ...

, swimmer and water polo player * Wivan Pettersson, swimmer

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