A Scottish, English, Dutch and German surname, the surname of Peters comes from the given name of Peter. This name comes from the Greek term ‘petros’ and ‘petra’ which means a stone or rock. With the ‘s’ ending Peters refers to the son of Peter.

The spelling differences for Peters are Peter, Petre, Petry and Peterson.

The Dutch and German form of Peters is spelled ‘Pieters’.

In Scotland the Peters families are mostly of the central and southern regions. The greatest concentration is in Angus and Lanarkshire counties. The Welsh county of Glamorgan in the southern coast has many Peters families.

Originally the Peters surname came from Lincolnshire and Hertfordshire regions in England. Now it is centered within England in London and south of the city and in Lancashire county where the higher numbers of Peters individuals live.

Many Peters families moved to Australia and Canada in the late 1800s.

Within the United States the Peters families live in Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, California and Texas.


Famous: Bernadette Peters (theater and film actress and singer), Mike Peters (musician and singer from Wales), Alan Peters (English furniture designer), George Henry Peters (astronomer), Jon Peters (film producer), Ray Peters (professional baseball player), Richard Peters (founder of Atlanta, GA), Volney Peters (early 20th century professional football player), Russell Peters (comic from Canada) and Nancy Peters (author and publisher).