Ericson Family Crest and Last Name Background

It is easy to miss Ericson in an index if you only search for Erickson. The name is generally explained as “Son of Eric”.

Ericson coat of arms

Arms linked to Erickson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Erickson

Before spelling was fixed, Erickson was also written Ericson. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Ericsson, Erichson and Ericksson.

In the 2010 US Census, 6,014 Americans gave Ericson as their last name (rank 5,762). That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. Get the complete Ericson report, with a museum-style coat of arms.