When Mogens Pedersen was christened on 30 January 1763, in Vitten, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Peder Jensen Smed, was 34 and his mother, Birte Jespersdatter, was 43. He was buried in Vitten, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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