Eriksson
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Eriksson |
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Pronunciation | ER-iks-son |
Meaning | "son of Erik" |
Related names | Eriksen, Erikson |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with 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 such as Erikson, Ericson, Ericsson and Erixon. Erikson is uncommon as a given name.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kenneth Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish rally driver
- Leif Eriksson (Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red
- Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish football manager
- Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902), developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst
[edit] References
- ^ Name: Erik. babynamesworld.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.