Erickson

English

Alternative forms

• Erekson, Ericson, Ericsson, Erikson, Errickson

Proper noun

Erickson (countable and uncountable, plural Ericksons)

1. A surname from Nordic [in turn originating as a patronymic]
   1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
   2. A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
   3. A surname from Swedish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksson.
2. A placename
   1. An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.
   2. A community and former town in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba, Canada; named for postmaster E. Albert Erickson.
   3. An unincorporated community in California, United States.

Derived terms

• Clanwilliam-Erickson
• Ericksonian

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Erickson is the 389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 82,085 individuals. Erickson is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.