Eriksson is a common

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patronymic

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meaning "son of Erik", itself an

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. There are other spelling variations of this surname (123 228 people in Sweden) such as Erikson (419), Ericson (3 442), Ericsson (5 730) and Erixon (55).Statistics Sweden
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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Amalia Eriksson Amalia Elisabeth Eriksson, née Lundström (25 November 1824 – 19 January 1923), was a Swedish businesswoman, known as the inventor of the ''Polkagris'', a type of candy stick known to have inspired the candy cane, which she invented in Gränna, ...

(1824–1923), Swedish businesswoman * Anders Eriksson, born 1975, Swedish ice hockey player * Anders Eriksson, born 1985, Swedish ice hockey player *

Åsa Eriksson Åsa may refer to: * Åsa, Kungsbacka, Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden * Åsa, Ringerike, Ringerike municipality, Buskerud, Norway People with the given name * Åsa Domeij (born 1962), former politician for the Swedish Green Party ...

(born 1972), Swedish politician *

Charlotta Eriksson Charlotta Maria Eriksson (née Lambert; 11 February 1794 – 21 April 1862) was a Sweden, Swedish stage actress. She was also an instructor and deputy principal of the Royal Dramatic Training Academy. She belonged to the elite actors of the ...

(1794–1862), Swedish actress *

Clas Eriksson Clas Eriksson (born February 20, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Eriksson is currently a team manager and coach for his former club Färjestads BK. During his career, Eriksson played for Färjestads BK, apart from one ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Dan-Ola Eriksson Dan-Ola Eriksson (born 12 September 1963) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Eriksson, Dan-Ola") He participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1 ...

(born 1963), Swedish curler * Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902),

developmental psychologist Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, ...

and

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* Felix Eriksson (ice hockey) (born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Fredrik Eriksson Fredrik Eriksson may refer to: * Fredrik Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1983), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Fredrik Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1980), Swedish ice hockey goaltender * Fredrik Eriksson (politician), Swedish politician See also * Fre ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * Håkan Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Hans-Erik Eriksson Hans-Erik Eriksson (born 1961) is a Swedish computer scientist, organizational theorist, co-founder of Open Training AB, and author of "Business modeling with UML." Life and work After his studies in computer science in the early 1980s, Eriks ...

(born 1961), Swedish computer scientist *

Helena Eriksson Helena Eriksson (born 1962) is a Swedish poet. Her sixth collection of poetry, ''Strata'' (2004), was published in English in 2014. Biography Born in Nyköping, Eriksson was raised in the countryside. After graduating in philosophy and art at Got ...

(born 1962), Swedish poet * Henrik Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Jan Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Jonas Eriksson, several people *

Joacim Eriksson Joacim Eriksson (born April 9, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Eriksson played several years in the Swedish junior leagues, making his profe ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * Kenneth Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish rally driver * Lars Eriksson, several people * Leif Eriksson (''Leifr Eiríksson'') (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red *

Lena Eriksson Lena Christina Eriksson (born October 8, 1972, in Järfälla, Stockholm) is a former female breaststroke swimmer from Sweden, representing Spårvägens SF. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, wh ...

(born 1972), Swedish breaststroke swimmer * Lennart Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish musician (

Ebba Grön Ebba Grön was a Swedish punk band formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1977. Ebba Grön consisted of Joakim Thåström (lead vocals, guitar), Gunnar Ljungstedt (drums) and Lennart Eriksson (bass guitar, backing vocals). Thåström, Ljungstedt and ...

). * Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Magdalena Eriksson Magdalena Lilly Eriksson (also Ericsson, born 8 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea Women in the English Women's Super League as well as for the Swedish national team.

, Swedish footballer * Magnus Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Marcus Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Matz Robert Eriksson Robert Eriksson or simply Robban as he is often called, is best known as the drummer of Swedish rock band The Hellacopters, who were active between 1994 and 2008. Eriksson is currently playing With his new band called Tramp and recently reunited S ...

(born 1972), Swedish drummer * Peter Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Sanne Lennström Sanne Chatarina Johanna Lennström (née Eriksson; born 1988) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Uppsala County since September 2018. She had p ...

(née Eriksson) (born 1988), Swedish politician *

Sebastian Eriksson Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson (born 31 January 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Club career On 23 January 2020, Eriksson joined Italian club Genoa. On 24 August 2020, ...

(born 1989), Swedish footballer *

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...

(born 1948), Swedish football manager * Sven-Olov Eriksson (1929–1999), Swedish runner * Thomas Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player * Tim Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player *

Ursula and Sabina Eriksson Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson (born 3 November 1967) are Swedish twin sisters who came to national attention in the United Kingdom in May 2008. The twins had been in Ireland before travelling to the UK and boarding a bus for London in Liv ...

, born in

Sunne, Sweden Sunne is a locality and the seat of Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,000 inhabitants in 2010. The town straddles the sound connecting Övre Fryken (Northern lake) with Mellan-Fryken (Middle lake). The name of Sunne is der ...

, are Swedish identical twins, who survived suicide attempts by being run over by motorway traffic in front of the Police and Highway authorities, with Sabina committing manslaughter the following day, in the UK in 2008

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