Erickson is used as a family name or surname in Norway, Germany, Denmark. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Erickson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Norway, Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

Family name is a variant of Ericksen. The son of Eric meaning "ever king".

The son of Eric meaning "ever king".

From Eric, a Teutonic personal name.

How popular is Erickson?

Erickson is common in United States, Canada, Australia, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, England, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, Sweden.

Erickson is ranked 4529 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Erickson bearers increased by 1.42 per cent in 2010 US census to 82085 since 2000, the surname slipped by 38 spots and ranked at 389. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.05 96.39
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 1.26
Others 1.44 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.54
Black 0.37 0.24
Erickson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however British Virgin Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 124291 person has been found who wears Erickson as their family name. Erickson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Erickson:
327 United States112,868
Countries with thousands of Erickson:
677 Canada7,713
Countries with hundreds of Erickson:
3,921 Australia930
1,950 Dominican Republic300
2,642 New Zealand298
19,121 England243
14,736 Kenya227
31,173 South Africa162
81,315 Thailand152
5,253 Sweden142
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
64,453 Nigeria100
62,702 Germany92
72,502 Brazil91
3,833 Wales79
5,106 Namibia67
113,961 Philippines56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,612 Israel49
12,452 Finland42
492 Guam41
176,839 Indonesia41
30,351 Papua New Guinea37
13,148 Chile34
6,884 Singapore34
6,688 Ireland33
176,965 France30
26,679 Mexico30
122,818 DR Congo27
88,124 Argentina26
40,882 Japan22
57,034 Malaysia22
12,985 Scotland20
271 British Virgin Islands15
4,769 China15
15,474 Ecuador14
70,951 Netherlands14
37,411 Norway12
377,010 Russia11
75,241 Spain11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
639,611 India10
7,581 Jamaica10
4,903 Angola9
48,153 Egypt9
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
77,733 Pakistan8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
2,872 Jersey7
69,697 Switzerland7
55,922 Qatar6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Joch. Erickson worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 31 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Teutonia and arrived on July 27, 1865. F.G. Erickson (20) Laborer, John Erickson (43) Laborer, Carl Erickson (32) Laborer, 7 years old Carl Erickson, 36 years old J. Erickson, Maria Erickson, aged 32, 16 years old Carl Erickson, J.M. Erickson, aged 18, Augt. Erickson, aged 44, Carlina Erickson, aged 26, August Erickson, and 356 other Erickson around 64.54% of whom were laborer while others worked as merchant and spinster, tailor, spinner, servant, miner, mason migrated to US.

Erickson Namesakes

  • Robert Erickson, American composer
  • Dean Erickson, founder and CEO of Bionic Capital LLC
  • Byron Erickson, born February 3, 1951
  • Dolores Erickson, model and artist
  • Helen Erickson, primary author of the modeling and role-modeling theory of nursing
  • Bruce Erickson, American paleontologist and Chair of Paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota
  • Oscar E. Erickson, North Dakota politician
  • John C. Erickson, developed an industry-recognized prototype lifestyle for moderate-income retirees at the Charlestown Retirement Community
  • Millard Erickson, Protestant Christian theologian
  • Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing
  • Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player
  • Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner
  • Erick Erickson, conservative American blogger and radio host
  • John R. Erickson, American cowboy and author
  • Scott Erickson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Steve Erickson, American novelist
  • Dennis Erickson, American football coach
  • Rica Erickson, Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian
  • Ethan Erickson, American television and film actor and TV host
  • Matt Erickson, former Major League Baseball infielder
  • Mike Erickson, businessman and politician
  • Craig Erickson, former professional quarterback
  • Matthew Erickson, Canadian voice actor
  • Keith Erickson, American former basketball player
  • Nancy Erickson, former Secretary of the United States Senate
  • Glenn Erickson, American film editor and film critic
  • Aut Erickson, professional ice hockey player
  • Grant Erickson, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Chad Erickson, retired American ice hockey goaltender
  • Bud Erickson, American football player
  • Lynn Erickson,
  • Mickey Erickson, American football offensive lineman

Erickson Namesakes

  • Robert Erickson, American composer
  • Dean Erickson, founder and CEO of Bionic Capital LLC
  • Byron Erickson, born February 3, 1951
  • Dolores Erickson, model and artist
  • Helen Erickson, primary author of the modeling and role-modeling theory of nursing
  • Bruce Erickson, American paleontologist and Chair of Paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota
  • Oscar E. Erickson, North Dakota politician
  • John C. Erickson, developed an industry-recognized prototype lifestyle for moderate-income retirees at the Charlestown Retirement Community
  • Millard Erickson, Protestant Christian theologian
  • Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing
  • Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player
  • Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner
  • Erick Erickson, conservative American blogger and radio host
  • John R. Erickson, American cowboy and author
  • Scott Erickson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Steve Erickson, American novelist
  • Dennis Erickson, American football coach
  • Rica Erickson, Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian
  • Ethan Erickson, American television and film actor and TV host
  • Matt Erickson, former Major League Baseball infielder
  • Mike Erickson, businessman and politician
  • Craig Erickson, former professional quarterback
  • Matthew Erickson, Canadian voice actor
  • Keith Erickson, American former basketball player
  • Nancy Erickson, former Secretary of the United States Senate
  • Glenn Erickson, American film editor and film critic
  • Aut Erickson, professional ice hockey player
  • Grant Erickson, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Chad Erickson, retired American ice hockey goaltender
  • Bud Erickson, American football player
  • Lynn Erickson,
  • Mickey Erickson, American football offensive lineman

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