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    The surname Larsen

    A Norwegian patronymic surname, carried by 55,960 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlɑɹ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex L625

    Larsen: #606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Larsen #606, 55,960 people Larsen: #606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Larsen #606, 55,960 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larsen is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Norwegian origin

    From Danish and Norwegian Larsen.

    Larsen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 55,960 people named Larsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,517 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 52,963.

    #606
    rank among US surnames
    55,960
    people in 2010
    19
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.7%
    change since 2000 (was #572)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #597Decker56,5765,457
    #598Yoder56,4105,473
    #599Collier56,3805,476
    #600Zuniga56,3475,479
    #601Carey56,3225,482
    #602Wilcox56,2865,485
    #603Melendez56,2305,491

    Who is named Larsen

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Larsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Larsens

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nella Larsen
      American novelist, librarian, nurse (1891–1964)
    • Samuel Larsen
      American actor singer model, musician, born 1991
    • Art Larsen
      American tennis player (1925-2012)
    • Henning Larsen
      Architect (1925-2013)
    • Don Larsen
      American professional baseball player, pitcher (1929–2020)
    • Rick Larsen
      American politician, born 1965
    • Keith Larsen
      American actor (1924–2006)
    • Erik Larsen
      American comics artist, born 1962
    • Libby Larsen
      American composer, born 1950
    • Kristina Larsen
      American soccer player, born 1988

    Notable Larsens come mostly from the United States (9) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Larsen

    Larsen has the Soundex code L625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L625.

    Other Norwegian surnames

    All 31 Norwegian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Larsen come from?
    From Danish and Norwegian Larsen.
    How common is the surname Larsen?
    55,960 people in the United States had the surname Larsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,517 Americans. It ranked 606th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Larsen?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Larsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Larsen?
    Nella Larsen, American novelist, librarian, nurse (1891–1964), followed by Samuel Larsen.
    Where is the surname Larsen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Larsen in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.
    How do you pronounce Larsen?
    Larsen is /ˈlɑɹ.sən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Larsen?
    Larsen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Larsen getting more or less common?
    More common. 52,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,960 in 2010, up 5.7%.