Peterson

plural Petersons

1. countableuncountableA patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
2. countableuncountableA member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

   Before he leads me to his office to sit in on one of these appointments, Mr. Peterson shows me around the third floor of his home, which is filled with carvings made by Charles Joseph, a Kwakwaka'wakw artist.

   2018 May 18, Nellie Bowles, “Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2020

3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
   2. countableuncountableA minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
   3. countableuncountableA minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
   4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.