Eriksson is a common Swedish

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, al ...

surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an

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given name. 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
/ref> Erikson is uncommon as a given name. 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 (1794–1862), Swedish actress *

Clas Eriksson Clas Eriksson (born February 20, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Eriksson is currently a team manager and coach for his former club Färjestads BK. During his career, Eriksson played for Färjestads BK, apart from one ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Dan-Ola Eriksson Dan-Ola Eriksson (born 12 September 1963) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Eriksson, Dan-Ola") He participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1 ...

(born 1963), Swedish curler *

Erik Homburger 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 ...

(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 development, ...

and

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Felix Eriksson (ice hockey) Felix Eriksson (born January 8, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played with Brynäs IF in the Elitserien during the 2010–11 Elitserien season The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien. The regula ...

(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 Ebba Grön was a Swedish punk band formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1977. Ebba Grön consisted of Joakim Thåström (lead vocals, guitar), Gunnar Ljungstedt (drums) and Lennart Eriksson (bass guitar, backing vocals). Thåström, Ljungstedt an ...

). *

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 th ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * Magdalena Eriksson, 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 ...

(born 1972), Swedish drummer * Peter Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Sanne Lennström (née Eriksson) (born 1988), Swedish politician * Sebastian Eriksson (born 1989), Swedish footballer *

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning ...

(born 1948), Swedish football manager *

Sven-Olov Eriksson Sven-Olov Eriksson (22 April 1929 – 31 October 1999) was a Swedish runner who specialized in the 400 m hurdles event. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspel ...

(1929–1999), Swedish runner * Thomas Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Tim Eriksson Tim Eriksson (born February 5, 1982) is a professional Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Swe ...

, 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 Liv ...

, born in

Sunne, Sweden Sunne is a locality and the seat of Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,000 inhabitants in 2010. The town straddles the sound connecting Övre Fryken (Northern lake) with Mellan-Fryken (Middle lake). The name of Sunne is der ...

, 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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