How common is the surname Larsson?

1,238 people in the United States had the surname Larsson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,391 Americans. It ranked 21,204th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Larsson?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Larsson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Larsson?

William Larsson, actor (1873–1926).

Where is the surname Larsson most common?

Wikidata records people named Larsson in Sweden.

How do you pronounce Larsson?

Larsson is /ˈlɑɹ.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Larsson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,238 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Larsson

A Swedish surname, carried by 1,238 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɑɹ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex L625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larsson is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

A surname from Swedish.

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 1,238 people named Larsson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,391 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,151.

#21,204

rank among US surnames

1,238

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #21,244)

Who is named Larsson

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

94% of people named Larsson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Larssons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Larsson
Actor (1873–1926)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Larsson

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

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Larsson come from?: Larsson is Swedish in origin.
How common is the surname Larsson?: 1,238 people in the United States had the surname Larsson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,391 Americans. It ranked 21,204th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Larsson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Larsson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Larsson?: William Larsson, actor (1873–1926).
Where is the surname Larsson most common?: Wikidata records people named Larsson in Sweden.
How do you pronounce Larsson?: Larsson is /ˈlɑɹ.sən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Larsson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,238 in 2010, up 7.6%.