| Eriksson Family Name |
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| Pronunciation | ER-iks-son |
| Meaning | "son of Erik" |
| Related names | Eriksen, Erikson |
| 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
- Lena Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Matz Robert Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish drummer.
- Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish football manager
- Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902), developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst
References
- ^ "Name: Erik". babynamesworld.com. http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Erik.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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