Peeter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Peeter family

The surname Peeter was first found in the Palatinate, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Peeter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peeter research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1614, 1615, 1624, 1652, 1667, 1676, 1677, 1727, 1747, 1779, 1784, 1790, 1819, 1827, 1856, 1864, 1895 and 1918 are included under the topic Early Peeter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Peeter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peter, Petter, Peeter, Peetter, Peater, Peatter, Peters, Petersen, Peer, Peers and many more.

Early Notables of the Peeter family

Notables with the name Peeter during this period were

Catharina Peeters (1615-1676), Flemish Baroque painter noted for painting seascapes; Johannes (or Jan) Peeters (1624-1677), a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in seascapes and shipwrecks; Bonav...

Peeter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Peeter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alice Peeter, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1
Ann Peeter, who landed in Virginia in 1663 1

Peeter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Koenraet Peeter, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
Mattys Peeter, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Andreas Peeter, who arrived in New York in 1709 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Peeter (post 1700) +

Peeter Lepp (b. 1943), Estonian politician
Peeter Pere (b. 1957), Estonian architect and artist
Peeter Sauter (b. 1962), Estonian author and actor

Citations +

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)