Ericson Surname

33,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ericson Surname Definition:

Eric’s Son Erik's Son v. Eric, Erik.

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Ericson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0641:39,9894,921
Sweden3,9291:2,506236
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Yemen3791:69,7244,923
Australia3661:73,7598,665
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Indonesia1691:782,54059,655
England1671:333,64124,529
Norway1171:43,9516,296
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Austria211:405,49741,758
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Estonia121:110,15019,471
India111:69,733,217610,955
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Finland91:610,74534,002
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China51:273,464,31313,838
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominica11:75,891912
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1601:43,2925,034

The alternate forms: Éricson (1) are calculated separately.

Ericson (29,004) may also be a first name.

Ericson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Eric’s Son Erik's Son v. Eric, Erik.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

User-submitted Reference

'Son of Eric.' Patronymic, of Scandinavian, mostly Norwegian, origin. From the given name 'Erik' with the suffix '-sen,' meaning 'son.' In some versions of the surname, there are two instances of the letter s - this is a retention of the original, possessive 's,' which in Norse languages and German would be written without an apostrophe.

- archeroftheeyes

Ericson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ericson (Marathi: हॅरीक्सन) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Éricson. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ericson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,733rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 463,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Ericson are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,630th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 29,004 people.

The surname Ericson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,064 people, or 1 in 39,989. In The United States Ericson is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Ericson occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Ericson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ericson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ericson surname grew 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ericson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ericson last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ericson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning 321,429 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éricson951/
Erickson93124,313/
Ericsson9310,478/
Erichson93594/
Erricson9385/
Ericcson9337/
Hericson934/
Erikcson932/
Gericson931/
Ehricson930/
Earicson930/
Ericsoon930/
Ericon9287/
Errickson88891/
Ericksson88243/
Earickson88118/
Eirickson8837/
Herickson8811/
Erricsson888/
Ericssion886/
Eerickson885/
Ericksosn884/
Herricson884/
Ericcsson882/
Erichsson882/
Jerickson881/
Erriccson881/
Errichson881/
Ereickson881/
Ericksonh881/
Erisckson881/
Gerickson881/
Erichsohn881/
Erickzson881/
Ehrichson880/
Ehrickson880/
Erikson866,709/
Ericsen86182/
Erixson86135/
Ericzon8647/
Erigson8636/
Ericxon863/
Erecson861/
Eiricon861/
Hearichson821/
Herrickson821/
Erickssson821/
Heurickson821/
D'Erickson821/
D'Ericsson821/
Hericksonn821/
Erricksson820/
Gerrickson820/
Eriksson80149,397/
Erichsen808,229/
Ericksen805,486/
Ereckson80157/
Herichon8093/
Eirikson8078/
Earixson8046/
Eriksone8028/
Herikson8022/
Erikkson8015/
Yerikson8014/
Eerikson8014/
Ericcsen8012/
Erichsén8012/
Errikson8011/
Ericssen807/
Ericcsan806/
Eriksohn805/
Eyrikson804/
Eriekson804/
Ehrigson804/
Eridkson802/
Erizkson802/
Erikcsen802/
Ericzzon802/
Erigsohn802/
Heridson801/
Earikson801/
Ericssom801/
Erikhson801/
Eriksoon801/
Eriokson801/
Geritson801/
Herixson801/
Erixsson801/
Erıccson801/
Erricsen800/
Errixson800/
Ereikson800/
Irickson800/
Ericksan800/
Eriexson800/
Ihricson800/
Ayricson800/
Ericksun800/
Ericssonová782/
Ericssonova782/
Erixon771,860/
Erizon77350/
Erican778/
Ericão771/
Eiriksson75464/
Gerritson75122/
Eareckson7573/
Ehrichsen7513/
Herichsen754/
Erichssen754/
Erikssohn754/
Erricksen752/
Herrikson752/
Erriksson752/
Heriksson752/
Hericksen751/
Erikksson751/
Hereckson751/
Erikssonn751/
Erreckson750/
Gerridson750/
Ericksann750/
Eireckson750/
Erriggson750/
Eriksen7141,964/
Erekson71878/
Herizon71133/
Eriksén7165/
Erexson7158/
Eriksan7155/
Erykson7124/
Eğrican7121/
Erixzon7112/
Herican7111/
Erikcen7110/
Eritsan719/
Erixxon714/
Ehrixon714/
Herryckson713/
Erixsan711/
Irikson711/
Ereizon711/
Erigsom711/
Erician711/
Errixon710/
Erixsen710/
Eryxson710/
Erikssen67110/
Eritsian6738/
Geritsen6726/
Herekson6712/
Erikssonová6710/
Ehrigsen677/
Herrizon676/
Erikksen674/
Erikssonova674/
Heriksen673/
Erikssom672/
Ericksenová672/
Erisksen671/
Yorikson671/
Herrecon671/
Hearican671/
Iriksson671/
Erecksen671/
Gerygson671/
Ériksson671/
Hérichon671/
Ēriksone671/
Herichan671/
Geredson670/
Errekson670/
Eiricann670/
Erriksen670/
Jerekson670/

Ericson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ericson in the Marathi language
हॅरीक्सनheriksana-

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Ericson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ericson
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