Pehrson as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pehrson

What is the meaning of the name Pehrson ?

The baby name Pehrson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpeːr.sɔn/ (Swedish); approximate English: "PAIR-sən" or "PEER-sən".

Pehrson is Swedish in Origin.

Pehrson is a Scandinavian patronymic-turned-given name meaning “son of Pehr.” Pehr is an archaic Swedish spelling of Per, the Scandinavian form of Peter, from Greek Petros via Latin Petrus, “rock, stone.” In Sweden the name began as a true patronymic and later became a fixed hereditary surname during 19th‑century reforms; emigrants carried it to North America, where it sometimes shifted to Pearson or Person.

Modern usage as a first name is rare but fits the surname-as-name trend and signals Nordic heritage with a crisp, tailored sound. Close variants include Pehrsson and Persson in Sweden, and cognate forms such as Peterson/Petersen, Pettersson, and Danish‑Norwegian Pedersen. Related given-name forms are Per, Pehr, Pär, Peter, Peder, and the feminine Petra. The underlying meaning - “rock” and by extension steadfastness - adds a quiet, classic symbolism.

⚙ Pehrson doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.