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:

Pietersen
Origin
Word/namepatronymic
Meaningson of Peter
Region of originNetherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)Pieters, Pieterse, Pieterson, Petersen, Peterson