Eriksson Surname
Approximately 149,397 people bear this surname
Eriksson 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.
Read More About This SurnameEriksson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 135,547 | 1:73 | 5 |
| Finland | 4,885 | 1:1,125 | 148 |
| Norway | 2,287 | 1:2,248 | 192 |
| United States | 1,674 | 1:216,523 | 21,070 |
| Thailand | 660 | 1:107,028 | 15,588 |
| Denmark | 598 | 1:9,439 | 875 |
| Australia | 553 | 1:48,817 | 6,085 |
| Estonia | 391 | 1:3,381 | 265 |
| Canada | 358 | 1:102,921 | 11,137 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Germany | 218 | 1:369,291 | 35,132 |
| Spain | 205 | 1:228,059 | 15,056 |
| Brazil | 196 | 1:1,092,216 | 38,202 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Poland | 122 | 1:311,547 | 36,785 |
| Switzerland | 99 | 1:82,959 | 9,414 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Iceland | 34 | 1:11,179 | 1,043 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Ériksson (1) are calculated separately.
Eriksson (409) may also be a first name.
Eriksson Surname Meaning
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.
- archeroftheeyesEriksson Demographics
Average Eriksson Salary in
United States
$46,887 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eriksson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eriksson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eriksson (Arabic: أريكسون, Russian: Эрикссон) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ériksson. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eriksson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Eriksson is the 3,754th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,780 people. The last name Eriksson is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Eriksson live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia. Eriksson is also the 426,190th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 409 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 135,547 people, or 1 in 73. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Uppsala County, where 7 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.
Eriksson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Eriksson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eriksson surname increased 18,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eriksson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Eriksson last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Eriksson are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Eriksson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning €24,095 per year; in Norway they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning 320,748 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning R 257,964 per year; in United States they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $46,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $49,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eriksson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eriksson in the Russian language | ||
| Эрикссон | eriksson | - |
| Eriksson in the Arabic language | ||
| أريكسون | arykswn | - |
| اريكسون | arykswn | - |
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Eriksson Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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