Eriksen (surname)
| Pronunciation | ER-ik-sen |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | "son of Erik" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Erikson, Eriksson |
Eriksen is a common Norwegian and Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. The spelling forms Ericksen, Erichsen, Ericson, Erikzen, are cognates. People with the surname Eriksen and its cognates include:
Eriksen
- Beate Eriksen (born 1960), Norwegian actress and film director
- Birger Eriksen (1875–1958), Norwegian military officer
- Brett Eriksen, American musician
- Bruce Eriksen (1928–1997), Canadian artist and social activist
- Dagrun Eriksen (born 1971), Norwegian politician
- Christian Eriksen, (born 1992), Danish footballer
- Edvard Eriksen (1876–1959), Danish-Icelandic sculptor
- Eivind Kristoffer Eriksen (1893–1949), Norwegian politician
- Eline Eriksen, Danish model for the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Erik Eriksen (1902–1972), Prime Minister of Denmark
- Harald Eriksen (gymnast) (1888–1968), Norwegian gymnast
- Hege R. Eriksen Norwegian professor
- Ingvald Eriksen (1884–1961), Danish gymnast
- Ivar Eriksen (born 1942), Norwegian speed skater
- Jens Eriksen (born 1969), Danish badminton player
- John Eriksen (1957–2002), Danish footballer
- Kaj-Erik Eriksen (born 1979), Canadian television actor
- Lars-Erik Eriksen (born 1954), Norwegian cross country skier
- Mads Eriksen (born 1977), Norwegian cartoonist
- Marius Eriksen (1886 - ?), Norwegian gymnast
- Marshall Eriksen (born1978), Fictional character in How I Met Your Mother
- Odd Eriksen (born 1955), Norwegian politician
- Olle Johan Eriksen (1923–1999), Norwegian politician
- Peter Eriksen, Swedish, 1998 Manhunt International winner
- Preben Eriksen (born 1958), Danish speedway rider
- Rune Eriksen (born 1974), Norwegian musician
- Stein Eriksen (1927–2015), Norwegian-American alpine skier
- Synnoeve Eriksen (born 1963), Norwegian novelist
- Thomas Bruun Eriksen (born 1979), Danish road bicycle racer
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen (born 1962), Norwegian professor
- Torun Eriksen, Norwegian singer
Ericksen
- Andy Ericksen (1894–1973), Australian rules footballer
- Charles Ericksen 1875–1916), Norwegian-American wrestler
- Doug Ericksen (born 1969), American politician
- E. E. Ericksen (1882–1967), American philosopher
- Joan N. Ericksen (born 1954), American judge
- Justen Ericksen (born 1976), American lawyer and entrepreneur
- Robert Ericksen, Holocaust historian
Erichsen
- Bente Erichsen (born 1949), Norwegian culture director
- Eivind Erichsen (1917–2005), Norwegian economist
- Fie Udby Erichsen (born 1985), Danish rower
- Freja Beha Erichsen (born 1987), Danish model
- John Eric Erichsen (1818–1896), Danish-born British surgeon
- Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), Danish explorer of the Arctic
- Tinius Nagell-Erichsen (1934–2007), Norwegian publisher
See also
This page lists people with the surname Eriksen.
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