About the Eriksson Surname

Ancestors listed as Eriksson are often found as Erickson a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Erickson, is “Son of Eric”. Before spelling was fixed, Erickson was also written Eriksson. The same family of names includes Ericksson, Erikson and Ericsson.

Eriksson ranked 21,912 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,185 people answering to the name. In Spain, the INE population register lists 268 people with Eriksson as their first surname and 78 as their second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Eriksson is counted in both positions.

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