Petersen Family History
Petersen Name Meaning
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from
Peter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
735,765
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Petersen
Name Distribution of Petersen Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petersen families
 405 - 807  136 - 404 |
 1 - 135  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petersen families
|
35 - 68 12 - 34 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Petersen families
|
8 - 14 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petersen census records
You can see how Petersen families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Petersen census records
>
Petersen Family Origin
Petersen Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Petersen immigration records
You can find out when most of the Petersen families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Petersen immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petersen
Click on a circle in the chart to view Petersen birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Petersen ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petersen Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petersen census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Petersen ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Petersen census records >
Petersen Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Petersen
559 Threads, 33
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Petersen.
Threads: 559 - Messages: 33
Start a FREE Petersen family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×