The surname Karlsson
A Swedish patronymic surname, carried by 893 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex K642
Origin
Swedish origin
Borrowed from Swedish Karlsson (“son of Karl”). Doublet of Carlson and Charlson.
Karlsson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 893 people named Karlsson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 345,740 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 758.
Who is named Karlsson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Karlsson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as two or more races and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 91%
- Two or more races 3.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Karlsson has the Soundex code K642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K642.
Other Swedish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Karlsson come from?
- Borrowed from Swedish Karlsson (“son of Karl”). Doublet of Carlson and Charlson.
- How common is the surname Karlsson?
- 893 people in the United States had the surname Karlsson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 345,740 Americans. It ranked 27,110th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Karlsson?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Karlsson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as two or more races.
- What type of surname is Karlsson?
- Karlsson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Karlsson getting more or less common?
- More common. 758 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 893 in 2010, up 18%.