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Pehrson Ranking

In the United States, the name Pehrson is the 17,199th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Pehrson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pehrson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anders Pehrson, aged 23, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 [2]
  • Eric Pehrson, aged 27, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 [2]
  • Petter Pehrson, aged 24, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 [2]
Pehrson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ernst F. Pehrson, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Acacia" from Burnt Island [3]
  • John Pehrson, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Sharon" from Port Lobos, Mexico [3]
  • George Pehrson, aged 18, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Idaho" from Antwerp, Belgium [3]
  • A. P. Holger Pehrson, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "United States" from Copenhagen, Denmark [3]

Contemporary Notables of the name Pehrson (post 1700) +

  • Joseph Pehrson (b. 1950), American composer and pianist from Detroit, Michigan
  • Jeffery Vernon "Jeff" Pehrson (b. 1967), American singer-songwriter who performed backing vocals for Furthur
  • Paul Pehrson, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 49th District, 1978 [4]
  • Frank O. Pehrson, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1902 [4]
  • Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (b. 1968), Swedish politician, Leader of the Liberal People's Party in the Swedish Riksdag (2006-2014)
  • Robert Didrik Pehrson (1872-1965), Norwegian Nordic skier who won the Holmenkollen Medal in 1899
  • Ingeborg Pehrson (1886-1950), Danish stage and film actress


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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