Eriksson

Eriksson is a common Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name.[1] There are other spelling variations of this surname (123 228 people in Sweden) such as Erikson (419), Ericson (3 442), Ericsson (5 730) and Erixon (55).[2] Erikson is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:

Eriksson
Pronunciation[ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn]
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Meaning"son of Erik"
Other names
Variant form(s)Eriksen, Erikson

See also

References

  1. "Name: Erik". babynamesworld.com. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  2. Statistics Sweden
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