Carlsson is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Norway, Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Carlsson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Sweden, Norway, Germany
Meaning:

Carlsson is the form of the Karlson. The son of Karl meaning "man".

A variant of the Carlson. The son of Carl that means "man".

How popular is Carlsson?

Carlsson is common in Sweden, Denmark, United States, Norway, Australia, Finland, Germany, England, Zimbabwe, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil.

Carlsson is ranked 14234 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Carlsson bearers increased by 3.95 per cent in 2010 US census to 526 since 2000, the surname slipped by 669 spots and ranked at 41359. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.87 94.07
Hispanic or Latino 5.51 4.35
Others 1.52 1.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.95 0
Carlsson is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sweden which signifies its Sweden provenence. Around 39143 people have been found who wears Carlsson as their family name. Carlsson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Carlsson:
16 Sweden33,397
Countries with thousands of Carlsson:
368 Denmark1,355
Countries with hundreds of Carlsson:
41,208 United States743
730 Norway717
6,467 Australia515
1,838 Finland451
25,880 Germany344
17,761 England272
14,347 Zimbabwe151
25,647 Argentina132
38,484 South Africa118
66,023 Brazil102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,940 Spain89
38,170 Canada84
134,389 Thailand84
3,073 Estonia73
8,628 Chile59
14,246 Switzerland55
12,412 New Zealand51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,332 Netherlands29
204 Faroe Islands28
1,243 Iceland27
87,293 Poland25
4,917 Luxembourg21
11,611 Singapore21
77,522 Greece16
10,207 Ireland16
63,354 Belgium15
259,941 France13
61,025 Austria12
17,636 Ecuador11
15,850 Wales11
110,230 Italy11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
462,339 Russia7
53,861 Mexico6
28,047 Scotland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

August Carlsson worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 25 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on Siberia and arrived on September 26, 1871. Spinster Augusta Carlsson, Servant Anna Carlsson, Carl Carlsson (37) Laborer, C. Carlsson (25), Carl Carlsson (26) Farmer, Caroll. Carlsson, aged 24, 13 years old Joh. Carlsson, Joh. Carlsson (22) Farmer, and 39 other Carlsson around 42.86% of whom were laborer while others worked as spinster and servant, farmer migrated to US from Liverpool, Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown and Hamburg.

Carlsson Namesakes

  • Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician
  • Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver for Saab
  • Bernt Carlsson, Swedish social democrat and diplomat
  • Birgitta Carlsson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Alvin Carlsson, Swedish diver
  • Arvid Carlsson, Swedish neuropharmacologist
  • Herbert Carlsson, Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg
  • Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party
  • Agnes Carlsson, Swedish recording artist
  • Kent Carlsson, former tennis player from Sweden
  • Andreas Carlsson, Swedish music producer, composer
  • Henry Carlsson, Swedish footballer
  • Patrik Carlsson, Swedish professional ice hockey right winger
  • Nicklas Carlsson, retired Swedish footballer
  • Magnus Carlsson, Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados as well as a solo performer
  • Sickan Carlsson, Swedish film and theatre actress and singer
  • Robert Carlsson, retired ice hockey forward
  • Michael Carlsson, Swedish bandy manager and former player and
  • Anders Carlsson, Swedish retired ice hockey center
  • Gösta Carlsson, Swedish cyclist
  • Allan Carlsson, Swedish boxer

Carlsson Namesakes

  • Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician
  • Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver for Saab
  • Bernt Carlsson, Swedish social democrat and diplomat
  • Birgitta Carlsson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Alvin Carlsson, Swedish diver
  • Arvid Carlsson, Swedish neuropharmacologist
  • Herbert Carlsson, Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg
  • Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party
  • Agnes Carlsson, Swedish recording artist
  • Kent Carlsson, former tennis player from Sweden
  • Andreas Carlsson, Swedish music producer, composer
  • Henry Carlsson, Swedish footballer
  • Patrik Carlsson, Swedish professional ice hockey right winger
  • Nicklas Carlsson, retired Swedish footballer
  • Magnus Carlsson, Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados as well as a solo performer
  • Sickan Carlsson, Swedish film and theatre actress and singer
  • Robert Carlsson, retired ice hockey forward
  • Michael Carlsson, Swedish bandy manager and former player and
  • Anders Carlsson, Swedish retired ice hockey center
  • Gösta Carlsson, Swedish cyclist
  • Allan Carlsson, Swedish boxer

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