# Erikson (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,635 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,882 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 117,171 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (2,625 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛɹɪksən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Erekson, Ericson, Erickson, Ericsson, Errickson |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Erikson 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) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Erikson in Germany, the United States and Finland.

## People named Erikson

- Erik Erikson, American German-born psychoanalyst & essayist
- Duke Erikson, American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
- Gustaf Erikson, Ålandic ship-owner and sea captain

## Similar surnames

Erickson, Ericson, Ericksen, Eriksen, 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.