Given name & surname
Ericson
“the son of Eric”
Ericson is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Eric.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Eric.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
How it developed
In English usage, Ericson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Eric.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ericson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 738
- 738 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,915 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,915 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,058 as a first name in 2020; 5,734 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ericson’s family of names
In English usage, Ericson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Eric. Ericson has a related form in Erickson. Ericson has a related form in Erikson.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ericson
- Ericson CoreAmerican cinematographerborn 2000
- Ericson SilvaCape Verdean association football playerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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