Erikson
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Erikson is a common Scandinavian patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse
given name
. There are other spelling variations of this surname as it's common amongst Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, and Germans
. Erikson is uncommon as a given name
. People with the surname include:
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. There are other spelling variations of this surname as it's common amongst Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, and Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
. Erikson is uncommon as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the surname include:
- Duke EriksonDuke EriksonDouglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver...
(born 1953), American musician with the band Garbage - Erik EriksonErik EriksonErik Erikson was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T...
(1902–1994), Jewish German (but a Danish citizen) developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst - Jon EriksonJon EriksonJon Erikson is an American long distance swimmer who was the first of only three people to have ever completed a three way swim of the English Channel...
(born 1955), American long distance swimmer - Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020), Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red
- Sheldon EriksonSheldon EriksonSheldon Erikson is currently Chairman of the Board and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cameron...
, American, Chairman of the Board, President, CEO of Cameron - Steven EriksonSteven EriksonSteven Erikson is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian novelist, who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist....
(born 1959), pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, Canadian novelist - Tom EriksonTom EriksonTom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules...
, American mixed martial arts fighter