Petersson

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

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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