Pétursson is an Icelandic patronymic, meaning son of Pétur (Peter). In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname as it is not a family name, but a patronymic. The name refers to:
Guðmundur Pétursson (born 1986), Icelandic football player Gunnar Pétursson (1930–2022), Icelandic Olympic cross-country skier Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), Icelandic pastor and poet Jóhann K. Pétursson (1913–1984), Icelandic performer known as “The Viking Giant” Jón Pétursson (1936–2003), Icelandic high jumper Margeir Pétursson (born 1960), Icelandic banker and chess grandmaster Oddur Pétursson (1931–2018), Icelandic Olympic cross-country skier Pétur Pétursson (born 1959), Icelandic professional football player Philip Petursson (1902–1988), Canadian politician from Manitoba; provincial legislator (1966–77)
Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson (born 1977), Icelandic politician
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