# Erickson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/erickson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Nordic

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 82,085 |
| US rank (2010) | 389 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,761 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (80,936 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛɹɪksən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Erekson, Ericson, Ericsson, Erikson, Errickson |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Erickson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Erickson in the United States.

## People named Erickson

- Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (1901–1980)
- Leif Erickson, American actor (1911-1986)
- Roky Erickson, American singer and guitarist (1947–2019)
- John E. Erickson, American governor of Montana (1863-1946)
- Ethan Erickson, American actor
- Keith Erickson, American basketball player
- Steven Erickson, American sailor
- Edwin Erickson, American politician
- Teagan Presley, American pornographic actress

## Similar surnames

Ericson, Ericksen, Eriksen, Erikson, Eriksson, Erskine.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.