Ericksen Surname

87,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Ericksen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Eric (ever king).

Ericksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6901:77,2838,841
New Zealand2481:18,2593,196
Australia1881:143,59415,358
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Canada811:454,88439,362
England431:1,295,76958,667
Chile251:704,65916,160
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Norway71:734,61250,907
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:145,56113,608

Ericksen (138) may also be a first name.

Ericksen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Eric (ever king).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ericksen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ericksen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ericksen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ericksen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ericksen? popularity and diffusion

Ericksen is the 87,665th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,328,390 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ericksen live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 787,636th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 138 people.

The surname Ericksen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,690 people, or 1 in 77,283. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Ericksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ericksen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ericksen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ericksen are 16.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.32% registered with the party.

The amount Ericksen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.86% more than the national average, earning 435,572 kr per year; in Peru they earn 122.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,211 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning R 207,792 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erricksen942/
Hericksen941/
Eriksen9341,964/
Ericsen93182/
Ericksn932/
Erickson88124,313/
Erichsen888,229/
Erikssen88110/
Ericseng8828/
Ericcsen8812/
Ericssen887/
Erikksen884/
Heriksen883/
Erikcsen882/
Erisksen881/
Erecksen881/
Erricsen880/
Ericksan880/
Erriksen880/
Ericksin880/
Eriksn863/
Ericksenová842/
Errickson82891/
Ericksson82243/
Earickson82118/
Eirickson8237/
Ehrichsen8213/
Herickson8211/
Eerickson825/
Ericksosn824/
Herichsen824/
Erichssen824/
Jerickson821/
Ereickson821/
Ericksonh821/
Erikcsent821/
Erisckson821/
Gerickson821/
Erickzson821/
Ehrickson820/
Ericksann820/
Eurickson820/
Ericson8015,734/
Erikson806,709/
Eriksén8065/
Eriksan8055/
Ereksen8013/
Erikcen8010/
Eriksøn806/
Ericgen801/
Eriksyn801/
Èriksen801/
Erixsen800/
Herrickson781/
Erickssson781/
Heurickson781/
D'Erickson781/
Hericksonn781/
Erricksson780/
Gerrickson780/
Eriksson75149,397/
Ericsson7510,478/
Ereckson75157/
Erricson7585/
Eirikson7578/
Ericcson7537/
Eriksone7528/
Herikson7522/
Erikkson7515/
Yerikson7514/
Eerikson7514/
Erichsén7512/
Errikson7511/
Ehrigsen757/
Ericcsan756/
Eriksohn755/
Eyrikson754/
Eriekson754/
Hericson754/
Eridkson752/
Erikcson752/
Erizkson752/
Earikson751/
Erikhson751/
Eriksoon751/
Eriokson751/
Gericson751/
Erikssin751/
Ehricson750/
Ereikson750/
Irickson750/
Earicson750/
Ericsoon750/
Eruckson750/
Eiriksson71464/
Eareckson7173/
Erricsson718/
Ericssion716/
Herricson714/
Erikssohn714/
Herrikson712/
Erriksson712/
Ericcsson712/
Heriksson712/
Erichsson712/
Erriccson711/
Errichson711/
Erikksson711/
Erixen711/
Hirichsen711/
Hereckson711/
Erichsohn711/
Erikssonn711/
Ehrichson710/
Erreckson710/
Eireckson710/
Erekson67878/
Erixson67135/
Erigson6736/
Ariksan6725/
Erykson6724/
Erikzén6713/
Iriksan676/
Herryckson673/
Ericxon673/
Erukson672/
Erixsan671/
Hearichson671/
Irikson671/
Erecson671/
Éricson671/
D'Ericsson671/
Orixsen670/

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Footnotes

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