Ericsson Surname

49,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ericsson Surname Definition:

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

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Ericsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,8581:1,436129
United States1,3701:264,56924,925
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Pakistan2071:863,01411,920
Norway1491:34,5124,871
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1061:525,64232,946
Finland881:62,4637,172
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada701:526,36644,416
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Denmark521:108,55210,139
India451:17,045,897267,282
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Guam161:10,0081,526
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
China121:113,943,4645,994
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France91:7,380,302306,885
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Wales51:618,90625,852
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Ericsson (1,794) may also be a first name.

Ericsson 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

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

Ericsson is a Swedish surname that means 'Eric's son'. The tech company Ericsson is named after its founder surnamed Ericsson. Its globe in the Stockholm district of Johanneshov is worth a visit.

- aris.dryg11

Ericsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ericsson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ericsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,134th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 695,509 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Ericsson live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 180,503rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 1,794 people.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 6,858 people, or 1 in 1,436. In Sweden Ericsson is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Sweden Ericsson is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.

Ericsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ericsson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ericsson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ericsson last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ericsson surname are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ericsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning 359,491 kr per year; in Peru they earn 877.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 189,518 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning R 246,216 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ericksson94243/
Erricsson948/
Ericssion946/
Ericcsson942/
Erichsson942/
Ericson9315,734/
Erickssson891/
D'Ericsson891/
Erricksson890/
Eriksson88149,397/
Erickson88124,313/
Erichson88594/
Erricson8885/
Ericcson8837/
Ericssen887/
Hericson884/
Erikcson882/
Ericssom881/
Gericson881/
Erixsson881/
Ehricson880/
Earicson880/
Ericsoon880/
Ericon8687/
Ericssonová842/
Ericssonova842/
Errickson82891/
Eiriksson82464/
Earickson82118/
Eirickson8237/
Herickson8211/
Eerickson825/
Ericksosn824/
Herricson824/
Erichssen824/
Erikssohn824/
Erriksson822/
Heriksson822/
Jerickson821/
Erriccson821/
Errichson821/
Ereickson821/
Ericksonh821/
Erikksson821/
Erisckson821/
Gerickson821/
Erichsohn821/
Erickzson821/
Erikssonn821/
Ehrichson820/
Ehrickson820/
Erikson806,709/
Ericsen80182/
Erixson80135/
Ericzon8047/
Erigson8036/
Ericxon803/
Erecson801/
Éricson801/
Eiricon801/
Hearichson781/
Herrickson781/
Heurickson781/
D'Erickson781/
Hericksonn781/
Gerrickson780/
Erichsen758,229/
Ericksen755,486/
Ereckson75157/
Erikssen75110/
Herichon7593/
Eirikson7578/
Earixson7546/
Eriksone7528/
Herikson7522/
Erikkson7515/
Yerikson7514/
Eerikson7514/
Ericcsen7512/
Erichsén7512/
Errikson7511/
Ericcsan756/
Eriksohn755/
Eyrikson754/
Eriekson754/
Ehrigson754/
Erikssom752/
Eridkson752/
Erizkson752/
Erikcsen752/
Ericzzon752/
Erigsohn752/
Erisksen751/
Heridson751/
Iriksson751/
Earikson751/
Erikhson751/
Eriksoon751/
Eriokson751/
Geritson751/
Ériksson751/
Herixson751/
Erıccson751/
Erricsen750/
Errixson750/
Ereikson750/
Irickson750/
Ericksan750/
Eriexson750/
Ihricson750/
Ayricson750/
Ericksun750/
Erikssonová7410/
Erikssonova744/
Erixon711,860/
Eiríksson71695/
Erizon71350/
Gerritson71122/
Eareckson7173/
Ehrichsen7113/
Erican718/
Herichsen714/
Geritssen713/
Erricksen712/
Herrikson712/
Hericksen711/
Ericão711/
Hereckson711/
Erreckson710/
Gerridson710/
Ericksann710/
Eireckson710/
Erriggson710/
Eriksen6741,964/
Erekson67878/
Herizon67133/
Eriksén6765/
Erexson6758/
Eriksan6755/
Erykson6724/
Eğrican6721/
Erixzon6712/
Herican6711/
Erikcen6710/
Eritsan679/
Gerritssen676/
Erixxon674/
Ehrixon674/
Herryckson673/
Erixsan671/
Irikson671/
Ereizon671/
Erigsom671/
Eiríkssson671/
Erician671/
Errixon670/
Erixsen670/
Eryxson670/

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Ericsson Reference & Research

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