Eriksson is a common

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surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an

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. 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).Statistics Sweden
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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Amalia Eriksson Amalia Elisabeth Eriksson, née Lundström (25 November 1824 – 19 January 1923), was a Swedish businesswoman, known as the inventor of the '' Polkagris'', a type of candy stick known to have inspired the candy cane, which she invented in Gränna ...

(1824–1923), Swedish businesswoman * Anders Eriksson, born 1975, Swedish ice hockey player * Anders Eriksson, born 1985, Swedish ice hockey player * Åsa Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish politician *

Charlotta Eriksson Charlotta Maria Eriksson (née Lambert; 11 February 1794 – 21 April 1862) was a Swedish stage actress. She was also an instructor and deputy principal of the Royal Dramatic Training Academy. She belonged to the elite actors of the Royal D ...

(1794–1862), Swedish actress * Clas Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Dan-Ola Eriksson (born 1963), Swedish curler * Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902),

developmental psychologist Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult developmen ...

and psychoanalyst * Felix Eriksson (ice hockey) (born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Fredrik Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Håkan Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Hans-Erik Eriksson (born 1961), Swedish computer scientist * Helena Eriksson (born 1962), Swedish poet * Henrik Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Jan Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Jonas Eriksson, several people *

Joacim Eriksson Joacim Eriksson (born April 9, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Eriksson played several years in the Swedish junior leagues, making his prof ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson (born 13 May 1956 in Äppelbo, in the kommun of Vansbro) is a now retired World Rally Championship rally driver. He drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda. He ...

(born 1956), Swedish rally driver * Lars Eriksson, several people *

Leif Eriksson Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian: ''Leiv Eiriksson'' also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North ...

(''Leifr Eiríksson'') (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red * Lena Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish breaststroke swimmer * Lennart Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish musician ( Ebba Grön). *

Loui Eriksson Loui William Eriksson (born 17 July 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Eriksson was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round, 33rd overall, at the ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Magdalena Eriksson Magdalena Lilly Eriksson (also Ericsson, born 8 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea Women in the English Women's Super League as well as for the Swedish national team.

, Swedish footballer * Magnus Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Marcus Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Matz Robert Eriksson Robert Eriksson or simply Robban as he is often called, is best known as the drummer of Swedish rock band The Hellacopters, who were active between 1994 and 2008. Eriksson is currently playing With his new band called Tramp and recently reunited S ...

(born 1972), Swedish drummer * Peter Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Sanne Lennström (née Eriksson) (born 1988), Swedish politician *

Sebastian Eriksson Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson (born 31 January 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Club career On 23 January 2020, Eriksson joined Italian club Genoa. On 24 August 2020, ...

(born 1989), Swedish footballer * Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish football manager * Sven-Olov Eriksson (1929–1999), Swedish runner * Thomas Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Tim Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Ursula and Sabina Eriksson Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson (born 3 November 1967) are Swedish twin sisters who came to national attention in the United Kingdom in May 2008. The twins had been in Ireland before travelling to the UK and boarding a bus for London in L ...

, born in Sunne, Sweden, are Swedish identical twins, who survived suicide attempts by being run over by motorway traffic in front of the Police and Highway authorities, with Sabina committing manslaughter the following day, in the UK in 2008

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