Eriksen (surname)

Eriksen (surname)

Family name
name = Eriksen


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pronunciation ="ER-ik-sen"
meaning ="son of Erik"
region =
origin =Old Norse
related names =Erikson, Eriksson
footnotes ="'Eriksen" is a very common Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. [cite web |url=http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Erik.html |title=Name: Erik |publisher=babynamesworld.com |accessdate=2008-02-10] There are other spelling variations of this surname as it's also common amongst Danes and Germans. [cite web |url=http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/Origin.GR/qx/Eriksen-family-crest.htm |title=Eriksen Family Crest and Name History |publisher=houseofnames.com |accessdate=2008-02-10] Eriksen is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include:

* 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
* 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
* Fredrik Sverstad Eriksen (born 1982), Norwegian footballer
* Harald Eriksen (1888 – 1968), Norwegian gymnast
* 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
* 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 (born 1927), 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

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