Eriksons Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Eriksons Surname User-submission:

'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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Eriksons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Eriksons (43) may also be a first name.

Eriksons Surname Meaning

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'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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Eriksons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eriksons is most common in Latvia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ēriksons. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eriksons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Eriksons are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name world-wide, held by 43 people.

The last name Eriksons is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 82,002. In Latvia Eriksons is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 84 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent live and Vidzeme, where 8 percent live. Aside from Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.

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