Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰe̝ðɐsn̩] Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname , literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark , shared by about 3.4% of the population,[ 1] [citation needed It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen
Listing of people with the surname Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen (born 1970), Australian actor of Arrente/Arabana descentAbdul Wahid Pedersen (born 1954), Danish ImamAlexander Pedersen (1891–1955), Norwegian sprinterAlex Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1966), Danish cyclistAlf Pedersen (1904–1925), Norwegian boxerAllen Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian retired professional ice hockey playerAlma Pedersen (born 2005), Danish rhythmic gymnastAnne Rygh Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian politician for the Labour PartyBente Pedersen (born 1961), Norwegian novelistBent-Ove Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian tennis playerBernard E. Pedersen , American politicianBjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen (1935–1993), Danish musician, banjo player and singerBjarne Pedersen (born 1978), Danish speedway riderBlaine Pedersen , Canadian politician in ManitobaCarl Alfred Pedersen (1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumperCarl Pedersen (gymnast) (1883–1971), Danish gymnastCarl Pedersen (rower) (1884–1968), Danish rowerCarl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007), Danish painterCarsten Pedersen (born 1977), Danish cricketerCato Zahl Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian skierCharles J. Pedersen (1904–1989), American organic chemistChris Pedersen (actor) , American actor and film starChris Pedersen (musician) , Australian drummerChristian Pedersen (1889–1953), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer OlympicsChristiern Pedersen (1480–1554), Danish canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisherChristina Pedersen (handballer) (born 1982), Danish team handball goalkeeperChristina Pedersen (referee) (born 1981), Norwegian football refereeChristopher S. Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian baritoneDag Erik Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian road racing cyclistDan A. Pederson, USN, first officer-in-charge of the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program known as Topgun
David Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian singerDwite Pedersen (1941–2021), American politicianDynes Pedersen (1893–1960), Danish gymnastEigil Pedersen (1917–1994), Danish chess playerEllen Birgitte Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian politicianErik Bue Pedersen (born 1952), Danish handball playerErik Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian footballerFinn Pedersen (1925–2012), Danish rowerGeorge Pedersen (academic administrator) (born 1931), Canadian academic administratorGerhard Pedersen (1912–1987), Danish boxerGitte Pedersen (born 1979), Danish football playerGro Pedersen Claussen (born 1941) Norwegian graphic designerGunner Møller Pedersen (born 1943), Danish composerHaakon Pedersen (1906–1991), Norwegian speed skaterHallgeir Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian jazz guitaristHans Eiler Pedersen (1890–1971), Danish gymnastHans Pedersen (1887–1943), Danish gymnastHelga Pedersen (Denmark) (1911–1980), Danish Chief Justice and politicianHelga Pedersen (Norway) (born 1973), Norwegian deputy leader for the Labour PartyHelmer Pedersen (1930–1987), New Zealand Olympic Gold medallist in yachtingHenrik Bolberg Pedersen (born 1960), Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz OrchestraHenrik Pedersen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish professional football playerHerb Pedersen (born 1944), American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriterHilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 1964), Norwegian cross-country skierHolger Pedersen (1867–1953), Danish linguistHolger Pedersen (born 1946), Danish astronomer at the European Southern ObservatoryInger Pedersen (1936–2023), Norwegian politicianInger Stilling Pedersen (1929–2017), Danish politicianJørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish road bicycle racerJacob Pedersen (1889–1961), Norwegian track and field athleteJames Pedersen (1868–1944), American politicianJamie Pedersen (born 1968), American lawyer and politicianJan Pedersen (born 1967), Danish Speedway riderJan O. Pedersen (born 1962), Danish Speedway riderJan Ove Pedersen (born 1968), Norwegian football coach and former playerJohanne Samueline Pedersen (1887–1961), Norwegian politicianJohannes Pedersen (1892–1982), Danish gymnastJohannes Pederson (1883–1977), Danish theologian and linguistJohn Pedersen (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJonas Pedersen (1871–1953), Norwegian politicianJostein Pedersen , Norwegian commentator and "music intelligencia"Karl Pedersen (born 1940), Danish chess playerKatrine Pedersen (born 1977), Danish football midfielderKayla Pedersen (born 1989), American basketball playerKenneth Møller Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football midfielderKjetil Ruthford Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian footballerKnud Pederson (1925–2014), Danish resistance leader and leader of the Churchill BoysL. C. Pedersen , American politicianLaura Pedersen (born 1965), American authorLena Pedersen (born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker from NunavutLene Pedersen (born 1977), Norwegian ski mountaineerLene Marlin Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian musician more commonly referred to as Lene MarlinLisa Brix Pedersen (born 1996), Danish discus throwerMads Pedersen (born 1995), Danish professional racing cyclistMarc Pedersen (born 1989), Danish professional football playerMarcus Pedersen (born 1990), Norwegian football playerMartin Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1983), Danish professional road bicycle racerMartin Pedersen (footballer) (born 1983), Danish professional football playerMartin Pedersen (tennis) (born 1987), Danish professional tennis playerMerete Pedersen (born 1973), Danish football midfielderMette Pedersen (born 1973), Danish badminton playerMia Bak Pedersen (born 1980), Danish football defenderMichael Pedersen , (born 1986), Danish cricketerMikael Pedersen (1855–1929), Danish inventor associated with the English town of DursleyMikkel O. Pedersen (born 1997), Danish racing driverMonica Pedersen , American designer on the show "Designed to Sell"Monika Pedersen , Danish singer of the band SinphoniaMorten Gamst Pedersen (born 1981), Norwegian football player who currently plays for Blackburn RoversMorten Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian soccer player, who played as defenderNancy Pedersen , American genetic epidemiologistNicki Pedersen (born 1977), Danish motorcycle speedway riderNicklas Pedersen (born 1987), Danish professional football strikerNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005), Danish jazz bassistPoul Lars Høgh Pedersen (1959–2021), Danish football goalkeeperOdd Kvaal Pedersen (1935–1990), Norwegian journalist, author and translatorOlaf Pedersen (gymnast) (1884–1972), Danish gymnastOlaf Pedersen (1920–1997), Danish historian of scienceOluf Pedersen (gymnast) (1878–1917), Danish gymnastOve Pedersen (born 1954), Danish football manager and a former playerPaul Pedersen (composer) (born 1935), Canadian composerPaul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnastPeder Larsen Pedersen (1880–1966), Danish gymnastPeder Oluf Pedersen (1874–1941), Danish engineer and physicistPeder Pedersen (disambiguation) Per Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1964), Danish retired road bicycle racerPer Pedersen (footballer) (born 1969), Danish former football (soccer) playerPeter Dorf Pedersen (1897–1967), Danish gymnastPeter Pedersen (politician) , (born 1954), Swedish Left Party politicianPoul Pedersen (1932–2016), Danish retired football (soccer) playerRalf Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football defendersRandy Pedersen (born 1962), American professional bowler and color analyst for ESPNRay Pedersen , American artist and graphic designerRed Pedersen (born 1935), former territorial level politicianRolf Birger Pedersen (1939–2001), Norwegian footballer and football coachRonni Pedersen (born 1974), Danish motorcycle speedway riderRune Pedersen (born 1963), Norwegian referee in the 1990sRune Pedersen (footballer) (born 1979), Danish professional footballerSøren Pedersen (born 1978), Danish professional football defenderSigurd Pedersen (1893–1968), Norwegian politicianSimon Azoulay Pedersen (born 1982), Danish professional football playerSnorre Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian skeleton racer who competed from 1997 to 2005Solveig Pedersen (born 1965), Norwegian cross country skierSteinar Pedersen (born 1975), Norwegian football defenderSteinar Pedersen (politician) (born 1947), Norwegian politicianSteve Pedersen , American guitarist from Omaha, NebraskaSusan Pedersen (historian) , American historian currently working at Columbia UniversitySusan Pedersen (swimmer) (born 1953), American swimmerSverre Lunde Pedersen (born 1992), Norwegian speed skaterTerese Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian handball goalkeeperTerje Moland Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian politicianTerje Pedersen (born 1943), Norwegian javelin throwerThomas Pedersen (disambiguation) , several peopleThor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politicianThor Pedersen (rower) (1924–2008), Norwegian competition rowerTorben Mark Pedersen (born 1960), Danish economist and politician, founder of the political party LiberalisterneTore Pedersen (born 1969), Norwegian international football defenderTorny Pedersen (born 1946), Norwegian politicianTorsten Schack Pedersen (born 1976), Danish politicianTrond Pedersen (born 1951), Norwegian former football player and coachTrond Jøran Pedersen (born 1958), Norwegian ski jumperTrygve Pedersen (1884–1967), Norwegian sailorVilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859), Danish artist who illustrated the fairy tales of Hans Christian AndersenWalter E. Pedersen (1911–1998), American politicianWilly Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian sociologist
Pedersen as a middle or hyphenated name
Birger Møller-Pedersen , Norwegian computer scientist and Professor at the University of OsloGustav Natvig-Pedersen (1893–1965), Norwegian politicianHans Pedersen Herrefosser (1800–1869), Norwegian politicianJørgen Pedersen Gram (1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematicianJohannes Pedersen Deichmann (1790–1832), Norwegian politicianKarl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian politicianKnut Pedersen Hamsun (1859–1952), Norwegian author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 1972), Swiss skeleton racerMichael Pedersen Friis (1857–1944), Danish Prime Minister (April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920)Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872–1956), Danish botanist who lived and worked in GreenlandNils Pedersen Igland (1833–1898), Norwegian farmer and politicianPeder Johan Pedersen Holmesland (1833–1914), Norwegian politicianRasmus Pedersen Thu (1864–1946), Norwegian photographerSimon Pedersen Holmesland (1823–1895), Norwegian politicianUlla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 1962), Danish politician and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
Other references
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai.276 Pedersen , experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the U.S. Army and used in the Pedersen rifle3312 Pedersen (1984 SN), Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1984Pedersen bicycle , bicycle designed by Mikael Pedersen Pedersen commitment , a cryptographic technique used in multiple applications, including zero-knowledge proofs Pedersen Device , attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0.30 (7.62 mm) caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic modePedersen index , measure of electoral volatility in party systemsPedersen rifle , United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen Pedersen's law , named after Danish linguist Holger Pedersen, is a Balto-Slavic accent law which states that the stress was retracted from stressed medial syllables in Balto-Slavic mobile paradigmsPedersen v. Office of Personnel Management
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
Peter Baltic Celtic Germanic Hellenic Romance Slavic Other
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