Larsen surname: meaning, census count and records | FamilyCrests

The Larsen surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 52,963 people carried this name — #572 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,090 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

167 people named Larsen live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 42
Vaud 38
Geneva 19
Lucerne 10
Aargau 10
Basel-Landschaft 9
Basel-Stadt 8
Zug 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

99 people named Larsen have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 262 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 22
West Pomeranian 11
Lublin 9
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9
Greater Poland 8
Pomeranian 8
Lower Silesian 7
Lesser Poland 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 85 people named Larsen.

Most of them — 61 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 61
Pas-de-Calais 6
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Paris 5
Seine-Maritime 3
Landes 2
Gironde 1
Indre 1
Essonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 36 people named Larsen live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

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

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 16
Antwerp 8
West Flanders 6
East Flanders 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Larsen in American newspapers,
1906–1962.

Newspaper page from Kingsbury County Independent carrying the name Larsen
Kingsbury County Independent 1906-05-11
Newspaper page from Lovelock Tribune carrying the name Larsen
Lovelock Tribune 1911-04-20
Newspaper page from White Pine News Weekly Mining Review carrying the name Larsen
White Pine News Weekly Mining Review 1920-08-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 160,342 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Larsen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christen Larsen
    Christen Larsen 1804–1875 · farmer
  • Hans Peter Larsen
    Hans Peter Larsen 1823–1891
  • Florian Larsen
    Florian Larsen 1838–1916 · lawyer
  • Carl Anton Larsen
    Carl Anton Larsen 1860–1924 · sailor
  • Karl Larsen
    Karl Larsen 1860–1931 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 208 lives in all are documented under this name.

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