When Karl K Pedersen was born on 14 January 1913, in Kettrup, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Kristen Knudsen Pedersen, was 28 and his mother, Knudsine Jørgine Larsen, was 27.
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 .
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