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