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    The surname Erickson

    A surname, carried by 82,085 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛɹɪksən/ 3 syllables Soundex E625

    Erickson: #389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Erickson #389, 82,085 people Erickson: #389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Erickson #389, 82,085 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Erickson is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 82,085 people named Erickson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,761 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 80,936.

    #389
    rank among US surnames
    82,085
    people in 2010
    28
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #351)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #380Dawson83,1823,712
    #381Lara83,0673,717
    #382Fletcher83,0633,717
    #383Page82,9923,720
    #384McCarthy82,9503,722
    #385Love82,8733,726
    #386Robles82,4583,744

    Who is named Erickson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Erickson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ericksons

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1973
    • Keith Erickson
      American basketball player, born 1944
    • Steven Erickson
      American sailor, born 1961
    • Edwin Erickson
      American politician, 1938–2019
    • Teagan Presley
      American pornographic actress, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Erickson

    Erickson has the Soundex code E625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E625.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Erickson come from?
    Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.
    How common is the surname Erickson?
    82,085 people in the United States had the surname Erickson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,761 Americans. It ranked 389th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Erickson?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Erickson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Erickson?
    Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (1901–1980), followed by Leif Erickson.
    Where is the surname Erickson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Erickson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Erickson?
    Erickson is /ˈɛɹɪksən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Erickson getting more or less common?
    More common. 80,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 82,085 in 2010, up 1.4%.
    What are other spellings of Erickson?
    Erekson, Ericson, Ericsson, Erikson and Errickson.