Explore the Family Name Ericsson

The meaning of Ericsson

Swedish: variant of Eriksson. Compare Erickson and Ericson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Sven, Anders, Britt, Gunvor, Johan, Kerstin, Tor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ericsson has experienced a significant drop in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,005 in terms of prevalence, but descended to 41,728 by 2010, representing a decline of 49%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 806 to 521 during this decade, amounting to a decrease of 35.36%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ericsson per 100,000 dropped by 40%, from 0.3 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,005	#41,728	-49%
Count	806	521	-35.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.18	-40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ericsson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ericsson witnessed some notable changes over the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Notably, the number of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives identifying as Ericsson was suppressed for privacy reasons or reduced to zero. The proportion of those identifying as White declined by 1.44% from 92.31% in 2000 to 90.98% in 2010. Simultaneously, there was an increase in the Hispanic representation from 2.61% to 3.65%, marking a growth of 39.85%. Individuals who identified as Black under this surname saw a significant rise of 157.14%, moving from 1.12% to 2.88%. Finally, those who reported having two or more races decreased 27.96% from 1.86% to 1.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.31%	90.98%	-1.44%
Hispanic	2.61%	3.65%	39.85%
Black	1.12%	2.88%	157.14%
Two or More Races	1.86%	1.34%	-27.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.74%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.36%	0%	0%