# Karlsson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/karlsson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Swedish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 893 |
| US rank (2010) | 27,110 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 345,740 people |
| Change since 2000 | +18% (758 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Karlsson (“son of Karl”). Doublet of Carlson and Charlson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Karlsson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Similar surnames

Karlson, Karls.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.