Explore the Family Name Erichsen

The meaning of Erichsen

North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Erich, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Eric 1). Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Ernst, Ewald, Hans, Horst, Karl Heinz, Otto. Scandinavian Erik, Knut, Maren, Sven.

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How common is the last name Erichsen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Erichsen has seen a substantial decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Erichsen was ranked as the 36,860th most common surname, but by 2010, it dropped significantly to the 61,436th spot, marking a change of -66.67%. Similarly, the number of people bearing the Erichsen name decreased from 571 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, a decline of -42.73%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also reduced by -47.62%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,860	#61,436	-66.67%
Count	571	327	-42.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.11	-47.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Erichsen

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnicity associated with the Erichsen surname shows minor changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, constituting 96.67% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.33% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 1.40% to 1.53%. Interestingly, those reporting two or more ethnic identities dropped from 1.23% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no reported instances of the Erichsen surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.67%	96.33%	-0.35%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.53%	9.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%