How common is the surname Eriksson?

1,185 people in the United States had the surname Eriksson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eriksson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Eriksson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eriksson?

Henry Eriksson, athletics competitor (1920–2000), followed by Viveka Eriksson.

Where is the surname Eriksson most common?

Wikidata records people named Eriksson in Sweden and Finland.

Is the surname Eriksson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Eriksson

A surname, carried by 1,185 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eriksson is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,185 people named Eriksson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,006.

#21,912

rank among US surnames

1,185

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+17.8%

change since 2000 (was #23,530)

Who is named Eriksson

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

92% of people named Eriksson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Erikssons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000)
Viveka Eriksson
Åland Islands politician, born 1956

Notable Erikssons come mostly from Sweden (1) and Finland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eriksson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Eriksson?: 1,185 people in the United States had the surname Eriksson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eriksson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Eriksson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eriksson?: Henry Eriksson, athletics competitor (1920–2000), followed by Viveka Eriksson.
Where is the surname Eriksson most common?: Wikidata records people named Eriksson in Sweden and Finland.
Is the surname Eriksson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 18%.