Erikson Surname

73,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,709 people bear this surname

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

Erikson Surname Definition:

'son of Eric' or 'Erik,' from ON. name Eirikr, 'ever powerful.' Laurence Erickson in Breck in Dalting, 1613 (Shetland).

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Erikson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8841:93,32110,479
Sweden5161:19,0831,601
Indonesia4941:267,71124,209
Russia2431:593,09952,502
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Estonia2071:6,386745
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Norway1121:45,9136,570
Namibia801:30,1184,580
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Finland691:79,6628,635
England621:898,67846,462
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
France141:4,744,480251,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2451:40,3364,740

Erikson (8,929) may also be a first name.

Erikson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

'son of Eric' or 'Erik,' from ON. name Eirikr, 'ever powerful.' Laurence Erickson in Breck in Dalting, 1613 (Shetland).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Eric’s Son Erik's Son v. Eric, Erik.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Erik (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.

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This surname means 'Erik's son'. Erikson shortened to Ersson.

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Erikson Last Name Facts

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

Erikson (Hindi: एरिक्सन, Marathi: इरीकसन, Russian: Эриксон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erikson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,383rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,086,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Erikson are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Erikson is also the 66,064th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 8,929 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,884 people, or 1 in 93,321. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found, New York, where 5 percent are found and Washington, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Erikson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erikson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erikson last name increased 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erikson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (56%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Erikson last name are 9.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Erikson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.68% more than the national average, earning 438,410 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.3% more than the national average, earning R 430,848 per year; in United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $46,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eriksson93149,397/
Erickson93124,313/
Eirikson9378/
Eriksone9328/
Herikson9322/
Erikkson9315/
Yerikson9314/
Eerikson9314/
Errikson9311/
Eriksohn935/
Eyrikson934/
Eriekson934/
Eridkson932/
Erikcson932/
Erizkson932/
Earikson931/
Erikhson931/
Eriksoon931/
Eriokson931/
Ereikson930/
Errickson88891/
Eiriksson88464/
Ericksson88243/
Earickson88118/
Eirickson8837/
Herickson8811/
Eerickson885/
Ericksosn884/
Erikssohn884/
Herrikson882/
Erriksson882/
Heriksson882/
Jerickson881/
Ereickson881/
Ericksonh881/
Erikksson881/
Erisckson881/
Gerickson881/
Erickzson881/
Erikssonn881/
Ehrickson880/
Eriksen8641,964/
Ericson8615,734/
Erekson86878/
Erixson86135/
Eriksén8665/
Eriksan8655/
Erigson8636/
Erykson8624/
Irikson861/
Herrickson821/
Erickssson821/
Heurickson821/
D'Erickson821/
Hericksonn821/
Erricksson820/
Gerrickson820/
Ericsson8010,478/
Ericksen805,486/
Ereckson80157/
Erikssen80110/
Erricson8085/
Earixson8046/
Ericcson8037/
Herekson8012/
Ehrigson804/
Hericson804/
Erikksen804/
Heriksen803/
Erikssom802/
Erikcsen802/
Erigsohn802/
Erisksen801/
Yorikson801/
Iriksson801/
Ériksson801/
Herixson801/
Ēriksone801/
Gericson801/
Erixsson801/
Errekson800/
Errixson800/
Ehricson800/
Irickson800/
Ericksan800/
Erriksen800/
Jerekson800/
Eriexson800/
Earicson800/
Ericsoon800/
Ericksun800/
Erikssonová7810/
Erikssonova784/
Erixon771,860/
Eiríksson75695/
Eareckson7573/
Erricsson758/
Ericssion756/
Herricson754/
Erricksen752/
Ericcsson752/
Erichsson752/
Hericksen751/
Erriccson751/
Errichson751/
Hereckson751/
Erichsohn751/
Ehrichson750/
Erreckson750/
Ericksann750/
Eireckson750/
Erriggson750/
Ericsen71182/
Erexson7158/
Ereksen7113/
Erikzén7113/
Erixzon7112/
Erikcen7110/
Iriksan716/
Erixxon714/
Ehrixon714/
Herryckson713/
Ericxon713/
Erixsan711/
Hearichson711/
Erecson711/
Erigsom711/
Éricson711/
Èriksen711/
Eiríkssson711/
D'Ericsson711/
Errixon710/
Erixsen710/
Eryxson710/
Erichsen678,229/
Ericcsen6712/
Erichsén6712/
Ericssen677/
Ehrigsen677/
Ericcsan676/
Ericksenová672/
Ericssonová672/
Ericssonova672/
Erecksen671/
Ericssom671/
Gerygson671/
Erıccson671/
Erricsen670/
Ihricson670/
Ayricson670/

Erikson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erikson in the Hindi language
एरिक्सनeriksana-
Erikson in the Marathi language
इरीकसनirikasana-
Erikson in the Russian language
Эриксонerikson-

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