# Petersen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,942

## Definitions
1. A surname from Danish.

## Etymology
From Danish Petersen or, less often, from Norwegian Petersen.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`eptersen`, `peetrsen`, `peteresn`, `peterrsen`, `petersenn`, `petersne`, `peterssen`, `petesren`, `petresen`, `pettersen`, `ppetersen`, `pteersen`

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