Eriksson is a common Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. There are other spelling variations of this surname such as Erikson, Ericson, Ericsson and Erixon. Erikson is uncommon as a given name.
Notable people with the surname include:
Charlotta Eriksson (1794–1862), Swedish actress
Erik Homburger Erikson (born 1902), developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst
Felix Eriksson (born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player
Hans-Erik Eriksson (born 1961), Swedish computer scientist
Helena Eriksson (born 1962), Swedish poet
Kenneth Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish rally driver
Leif Eriksson (Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red
Lena Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
Lennart Eriksson (born 1956), Swedish musician (Ebba Grön).
Matz Robert Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish drummer
Sebastian Eriksson (born 1989), Swedish footballer
Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish football manager
Sven-Olov Eriksson (1929–1999), Swedish runner
Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, born in Sunne, Sweden, are Swedish identical twins, who survived suicide attempts by being run over by motorway traffic in front of the Police, with Sabina committing manslaughter the following day, in the UK in 2008
