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Meaning of the nameEricson

Ericson is a male name formed from Eric and the patronymic element -son, and means 'son of Eric'.

Meaning

“son of Eric (a Norse name meaning 'eternal ruler')”

Source: Wiktionary: Ericson · Behind the Name: Eric

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People (2022)
3,441
Rank in Brazil
#3,539
Median age
31 years
2010 Census
4,794
people

Ericson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ericson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,165 people).

0 women 3,425 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ericson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ericson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.003%
  2. Pernambuco 0.003%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.002%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8500.002%
Paraná3340.003%
Rio de Janeiro2890.002%
Bahia2490.002%
Pernambuco2420.003%
Minas Gerais2320.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1700.002%
Santa Catarina1660.002%
Ceará1020.001%
Amazonas920.002%
Pará870.001%
Goiás760.001%
Espírito Santo710.002%
Maranhão620.001%
Distrito Federal590.002%
Rio Grande do Norte580.002%
Paraíba510.001%
Alagoas500.002%
Mato Grosso440.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul440.002%
Sergipe240.001%
Rondônia240.002%
Piauí210.001%
Amapá150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ericson

Wiktionary describes Ericson as a patronymic surname, formed from Eric plus -son, 'son of'. Behind the Name gives Eric as a Norse name, from Old Norse Eiríkr, formed from elements meaning 'always' and 'ruler'; Wiktionary records other possible readings for the Norse name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -son as a patronymic formative from English, present in many Brazilian names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,441 people named Ericson, the most common spelling in the group, almost all men born in the 1980s and 1990s. Erickson and Erikson are alternative spellings.

The most common spelling in the group, with C and without K.

Other spellings of Ericson

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ericson3,441
Erickson2,846
Erikson1,483

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ericson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Eric · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Eric · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  5. Wiktionary: Erickson · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Ericson

What does the name Ericson mean?

Ericson means “son of Eric (a Norse name meaning 'eternal ruler')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ericson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,441 people with the first name Ericson, which ranks it number 3,539 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Ericson a boy's or a girl's name?

Ericson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,425 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ericson?

Ericson is a name of Germanic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ericson most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ericson (334 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ericson?

Erickson and Erikson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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