# Ericson (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,014 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,762 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (6,016 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Erekson, Erickson, Ericsson, Erikson, Errickson |

## Etymology

From Eric + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ericson 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Erickson, 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.