Eriksen (surname)

'Eriksen is a very common Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. There are other spelling variations of this surname as it's also common amongst Danes and Germans. 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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