Find out how popular the last name Riklon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Riklon.

Riklon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Riklon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Riklon in America

Riklon is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Riklon surname appeared 112 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Riklon.

The history of the last name Riklon

The surname RIKLON is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Scandinavia, specifically in the area now known as Sweden, during the early medieval period around the 9th or 10th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old Norse words "rik" meaning power or wealth, and "lonn" referring to a small stream or brook. This combination suggests that the name may have initially been associated with individuals who resided near a powerful or wealthy stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical tales and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. In the Saga of Erik the Red, there is mention of a farmer named Riklon Eriksson who lived in the Greenland settlement of Brattahlíð in the late 10th century.

The name RIKLON can also be found in the Danish Census of 1787, which lists several families with variations of the spelling, such as Ricklön and Ryklon, residing in the southern coastal regions of Denmark.

During the Viking Age, individuals bearing the name RIKLON were known to have ventured beyond Scandinavia, with some settling in parts of what is now northern England and Scotland. One notable example is Riklon the Stout, a Norse chieftain who established a settlement near the River Tyne in the late 9th century.

In the 12th century, a Norwegian nobleman named Riklon Håkonsson (1150-1214) played a significant role in the struggles for the Norwegian throne, initially supporting the claim of King Sverre Sigurdsson before switching allegiances to the Bagler faction.

Another prominent figure with the surname RIKLON was Ingrid Riklonsdotter (1556-1629), a Swedish landowner and businesswoman who owned several estates and mills in the Västergötland region of Sweden.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name RIKLON appeared to have spread further across Europe, with records showing individuals bearing the name in areas such as the Netherlands, Germany, and even as far as Russia.

One such example is the Dutch merchant and explorer Pieter Riklon (1602-1667), who led several trading expeditions to the East Indies and is credited with establishing the first Dutch settlement on the island of Mauritius.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Riklon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Riklon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Riklon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Riklon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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