Heraldry and the Ericsson Surname

One surname, two spellings: Ericsson and Erickson. The name is generally explained as “Son of Eric”. Spelled with “s” instead of “k”, Ericsson shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Ericksson, Ericson and Eriksson.

The 2010 US Census counted 521 people named Ericsson, ranking it number 41,728 among American surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Ericsson, so the heraldry linked to Erickson is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Ericsson family name pack.