Erichsen Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

The spelling Erichsen grew out of Erickson, a Swedish surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “Son of Eric”, the same as for Erickson.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Erickson surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

How the spelling arose

Records show Erichsen as one of the forms Erickson took over time. The same family of names includes Erichson, Eriksen and Ericson.

Erichsen ranked 61,436 in the 2010 US Census, with 327 people answering to the name. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country. Get the complete Erichsen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.