Ericsson or Ericson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Eric". Notable people with the surname include: Bo Ericson (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower John Ericsson (1803–1889), Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, designer of the USS Monitor Eric Ericson (1918–2013), Swedish conductor Eric Ericson (actor) (born 1974), Swedish actor Georg Ericson (1919–2002), Swedish footballer and coach Gunnar Ericsson (1919–2013), Swedish businessman and politician Hans-Ola Ericsson (born 1958), composer and organist John Ericson (born 1926), German-American actor and film and television star Jörgen Ericsson (born 1953), Swedish Navy rear admiral Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson Lars-Ivar Ericson (born 1948), Swedish Centre Party politician Leif Ericson (970–1020), Icelandic explorer, and first European to discover North America Marcus Ericsson (born 1990), Swedish race car driver Martin Ericsson (born 1980), Swedish footballer for IF Elfsborg Nils Ericson (1802–1860), Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer Norman Ericson (1932–2011), American-Swedish teacher and Bible scholar Rolf Ericson (1922–1997), Swedish jazz trumpeter Stig H:son Ericson (1897–1985), Swedish Navy admiral and Marshal of the Realm Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish football manager Ulrika Ericsson (born 1970), Swedish Playboy model and actress