Peters (surname) 1.0% of Belgium (1:2,220) . In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:511) in the following provinces: In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:658) in the following states: Peters (surname) Peters is a patronymic surname (Peter's son) of Dutch, English and Low German origin. It can also be an English translation of Gaelic Mac Pheadair (same meaning) or an Americanized form of cognate surnames like Peeters or Pieters.. As of 2014, 34.4% of all known bearers of the surname "Peters" were residents of the United States (frequency 1:2,037),
McLaughlin (surname) and M(a)cLoughlin are rarely English forms of the surname "ó/ní Lachtna", a phonetic corruption of the much more common "Loughney" or "M(a)cLoughney". Unlike Irish surnames that have only one Gaelic source for their English form, it is not possible to tell by the spelling "McLaughlin" and other English spellings whether the person bearing the name is descended from the "Mac/Nic Lochlainn" family, the "Ó/Ní M(h)ǽilsheáchlainn" family, or the "Ó/Ní Lachtna" family. [[Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames]] [[Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames]] [[Category:Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin]] [[Category:Patronymic surnames]] McLaughlin (surname) M(a)cLaughlin is the most common English form of "Mac Lochlainn", a masculine surname of