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

Ericksen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ericksen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,665th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,328,390 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 138 people.

The surname Ericksen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,690 people, or 1 in 77,283. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ericksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ericksen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ericksen surname increased 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ericksen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ericksen last name are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.32% being 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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