The Ericson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,014 people carried this name — #5,762 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,016).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ericson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Eric + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ericson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

3,433 people named Ericson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 3,433

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Ericson in American newspapers,
1903–1927.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Ericson
The Poplar Standard 1917-12-20
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Ericson
The Poplar Standard 1927-10-28
Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Ericson
The Starkville News 1903-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,437 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ericson in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

1,008 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ericson. The most, 189, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 257
Victoria 221
New South Wales 189
Queensland 165
Tasmania 87
South Australia 71
ACT (Canberra) 9
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ericson.

Who carried it

People named Ericson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nils Ericson
    Nils Ericson 1802–1870 · military personnel
  • Nils Ericson
    Nils Ericson 1802–1870 · military personnel
  • Carl Wilhelm Ericson
    Carl Wilhelm Ericson 1840–1928 · politician
  • Olwyn Frith d. 2022 · community leader
  • John Philip Ericson 1834–1895 · politician
  • Werner Ericson 1838–1900 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ericson,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,527 records

1,527 records of the Ericson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 504
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 313
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 294
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 215
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 119
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 77
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry Ericson

    Born 1899 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; store manager from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilio Ericson

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Trave from Genoa and Naples, aged 52; farmer. From Nice, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William F. Ericson

    Born 1944; from Roxbury, Connecticut. U.S. Army, parachutist; killed in action 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,527 records for Ericson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Ericson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carl Ericson

    Wool classer of Coburg, Victoria; died 1945.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lars Ericson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Habsburg, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Noel Ericson

    Born 1909, died 1989; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Ericson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Ericson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Ericson

    Died 1988; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Eric Joseph Ericson

    Died in service in 1955.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Joseph Ericson

    Married 1914 in Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Ericson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Ericson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Violet Caroline Ericson

    Born 1905 in Lille (Nord); died 1987 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sigrid Anna Ericson

    Born 1907 in Calais; died 1992 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Ericson name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Josefine Ericson

    Census of 1910: Hjelmby, Sandeherred; housekeeper, born 1864 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Ericson name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Ericson

    Died 1918, aged 38; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Ericson name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Carl Allan Ericson

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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