# Pedersen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,093

## Definitions
1. A surname.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Peterson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pedersen-vs-peterson)
- **Petersen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pedersen-vs-petersen)

## Common misspellings (12)
`epdersen`, `pdeersen`, `peddersen`, `pederesn`, `pederrsen`, `pedersenn`, `pedersne`, `pederssen`, `pedesren`, `pedresen`, `peedrsen`, `ppedersen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pedersen