Eriksson

Eriksson
Family name
Pronunciation	ER-iks-son
Meaning	"son of Erik"
Related names	Eriksen, Erikson

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:

Charlotta Eriksson (1794-1862), Swedish actor
Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902), developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst
Felix Eriksson (born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player
Kenneth Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish rally driver
Leif Eriksson (Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red
Lena Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
Matz Robert Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish drummer
Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948, in Sunne, Sweden), Swedish football manager
Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, born in Sunne, Sweden, are Swedish identical twins, who survived suicide attempts by being run over by motorway traffic in front of the Police, with Sabina committing manslaughter the following day, in the UK in 2008

References

^ "Name: Erik". babynamesworld.com. http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Erik.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.

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