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 player
Alfred Petersson (1860–1920), Swedish politician
André Petersson, Swedish ice hockey player
Axel Petersson, Swedish engineer
Axel Petersson Döderhultarn (1868–1925), Swedish Master woodcarver
Bo Petersson, Swedish football manager and former football player
Göran Petersson, Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official
Harald G. Petersson (1904–1977), German screenwriter
Hans Joakim Petersson, Swedish rockstar
Hans Petersson (1902–1984), German mathematician
Håvard Vad Petersson, Norwegian curler
Helene Petersson, Swedish social democratic politician
Johan Petersson, Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Magnus Petersson, Swedish archer
Rudolf Petersson (1896–1970), Swedish artist and creator of a popular Swedish comic
Tom Petersson, American bassist for the rock band Cheap Trick
Torkel Petersson, Swedish actor
William Petersson (1895–1965), Swedish athlete