{{Infobox surname | name = Pietersen |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning = son of Peter | region = Netherlands | origin = patronymic | variant = Pieters, Pieterse, Pieterson, Petersen, Peterson | footnotes = }} '''Pietersen''' is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname meaning ''"son of Peter"''. There are other spellings. Pietersen is a rare given name. People with the surname Pietersen include:

*Abigail Pietersen (born 1984), South African figure skater, older sister of Justin Pietersen *Charl Pietersen (born 1983), South African cricketer *Charl Pietersen (born 1991), South African darts player *Jessica Pietersen (born 1980), English singer, television personality, and dancer *Joe Pietersen (born 1984), South African rugby player *JP Pietersen (born 1986), South African rugby player *Judith Pietersen (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player *Justin Pietersen (born 1986), South African figure skater, younger brother of Abigail Pietersen *Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), South Africa-born English cricketer *Magdalene Louisa Pietersen (born 1956), South African politician *Roscoe Pietersen (born 1989), South African football player *Willem Essuman Pietersen (c.1844–1914), Gold Coast merchant, politician, and educationist *William G. Pietersen (born 1937), South African businessman and author

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