Erickson
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.
Proper noun
Erickson (countable and uncountable, plural Ericksons)
- A surname from Nordic
- 2012 December 14, Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Zdanowicz, “Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2013-12-10:
- Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season.
- A placename
- An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.
- A community and former town in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba, Canada; named for postmaster E. Albert Erickson.
- An unincorporated community in California, United States.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Erickson is the 389th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 82,085 individuals. Erickson is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.