Erikson is a common Scandinavian patronymic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. There are other spelling variations of this surname, as it is common amongst

Danes Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard t ...

Swedes Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countr ...

, Finns, and Norwegians. Erikson is uncommon as a

. People with the surname include: * Duke Erikson (born 1953), American musician with the band Garbage *

Erik Erikson Erik Homburger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen; 15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity cr ...

(1902–1994), Jewish German (but a Danish citizen) developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst *

Jon Erikson Jon Erikson (September 6, 1954 – July 28, 2014) was an American long distance swimmer who was the first of only three people to have ever completed a three way swim of the English Channel. A physical education teacher at the time, he completed t ...

(born 1955), American long distance swimmer *

Kai T. Erikson Kai Theodor Erikson (born February 12, 1931) is an Austrian-born American sociologist, noted as an authority on the social consequences of catastrophic events. He served as the 76th president of the American Sociological Association. Life and c ...

(born 1931), American sociologist * Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020), Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red, and first european to reach the Americas *

Neil Erikson Neil Erikson is an Australian far-right extremist and self-proclaimed neo-Nazi. Erikson gained attention after posting a video of himself verbally abusing Iranian peoples, Iranian-born former Australian Labor Party, Labor senator Sam Dasty ...

(born 1985), Australian extreme neo-Nazi activist *

Sheldon Erikson Sheldon Erikson (born September 23, 1941) is a Supervisory Director for Frank's International, NV, a Dutch based oilfield services firm with operational headquarters in Houston. He is Chairman of the Board (since May 2, 1996) and was President and ...

, American, Chairman of the Board, President, CEO of Cameron *

Steven Erikson Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ...

(born 1959), pseudonym of ''Steve Rune Lundin'', Canadian novelist * Thorvald Erikson or Thorvald Eiriksson (died 1004), Greenlandic Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red, brother to Lief Erikson * Tom Erikson, American mixed martial arts fighter

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{{Surname, Erikson Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names

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