Peerson Family History
Peerson Name Meaning
Altered form of English Pearson and of English or North German Pierson . Americanized form of Swedish Peersson: patronymic from the personal name Peer a variant of Per vernacular shortened form of Peter . The surname Peersson is not found in Sweden anymore (compare Persson ). Americanized form of Norwegian or Danish Peersen a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022