The Carlsen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,343 people carried this name — #7,647 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,258 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Carlsen surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Carlsen» (Danish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Carlsen live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 51
Chaco 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

3,214 people named Carlsen are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 2,680
Sweden (2022) 513
Finland (2026) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Carlsen in American newspapers,
1921.

Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Carlsen
The Ocala Evening Star 1921-11-09
Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Carlsen
The Ocala Evening Star 1921-11-07
Newspaper page from The Adair County News carrying the name Carlsen
The Adair County News 1921-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,910 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Carlsen in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,770 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carlsen. The most, 578, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 906
New South Wales 309
Western Australia 296
Victoria 116
Tasmania 71
South Australia 59
ACT (Canberra) 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carlsen.

Who carried it

People named Carlsen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jess Carlsen
    Jess Carlsen 1698–1776 · merchant
  • Ulrich Pultz von Carlsen
    Ulrich Pultz von Carlsen 1773–1863 · military personnel
  • H.R. Carlsen
    H.R. Carlsen 1810–1887 · politician
  • Franziska Carlsen
    Franziska Carlsen 1817–1876 · writer
  • Elling Carlsen
    Elling Carlsen 1819–1900 · explorer
  • Niels Carlsen 1734–1809 · banker

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Carlsen,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,362 records

1,362 records of the Carlsen name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 508
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 343
  • Other U.S. records 511
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl O. Carlsen

    Born 1914 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; office clerk from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lisette Carlsen

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Nord America from Hamburg, aged 24; farmer. From Hamburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arthur P. Carlsen

    Born 1931; from Citrus County, Florida. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,362 records for Carlsen in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia161 records

161 records of the Carlsen name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 61
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 60
  • Other Australian records 40
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henrietta Elizabeth Carlsen

    Born 1883 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1899 in Lyell, Tasmania, aged 16.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Carlsen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Marathon, aged 59.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carl E. Carlsen

    Waterside worker of Preston, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 161 records for Carlsen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany69 records

69 records of the Carlsen name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Carlsen

    From Calbe. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 16 September 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Julius Carlsen

    From Süderlügum, Tondern. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 February 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Carlsen

    From Steinbergholz, Flensburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 69 records for Carlsen in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands36 records

36 records of the Carlsen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 24
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Louisa Carlsen

    Married in 1917 in Westzaan. Died 1952 in Bennebroek, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Christian W. Carlsen

    Died 1842 in Rotterdam, aged 24.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Edward Carlsen

    In the population register of Krommenie; born 1851 in Holmstram, Norway.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Carlsen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Carlsen name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Holger Einer Carlsen

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Carl Greston Carlsen

    Died 1961; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harvey Morris Carlsen

    Died 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Carlsen in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Carlsen name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Huguette Carlsen

    Born 1929 in Mulhouse; died 1999 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Aage Harry Carlsen

    Born 1915 in Denmark; died 1994 in Lamothe-Montravel (Dordogne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Otto Carsten Grove Carlsen

    Born 1905 in Denmark; died 1994 in Cadalen (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Carlsen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Carlsen name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Carlsen

    Census of 1910: Toftesgate, Kristiania; born 1885 in Røken.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Helmer Carlsen

    Census of 1910: Vesten, Borge; born 1907 in Borge.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Klara Carlsen

    Census of 1910: Vesten, Borge; born 1871 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Carlsen name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Carlsen

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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