Petersson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. People with the name Petersson may include:
Alexander Petersson, Latvian/Icelandic handball playerAlfred Petersson (1860–1920), Swedish politicianAndré Petersson, Swedish ice hockey playerAxel Petersson, Swedish engineerAxel Petersson Döderhultarn (1868–1925), Swedish Master woodcarverBo Petersson, Swedish football manager and former football playerGöran Petersson, Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports officialHarald G. Petersson (1904–1977), German screenwriterHans Joakim Petersson, Swedish rockstarHans Petersson (1902–1984), German mathematicianHåvard Vad Petersson, Norwegian curlerHelene Petersson, Swedish social democratic politicianJohan Petersson, Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer OlympicsMagnus Petersson, Swedish archerRudolf Petersson (1896–1970), Swedish artist and creator of a popular Swedish comicTom Petersson, American bassist for the rock band Cheap TrickTorkel Petersson, Swedish actorWilliam Petersson (1895–1965), Swedish athlete