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 mapWhere they live today
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
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
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
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.
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.
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Christen Larsen 1804–1875 · farmer -
Hans Peter Larsen 1823–1891 -
Florian Larsen 1838–1916 · lawyer -
Carl Anton Larsen 1860–1924 · sailor -
Karl Larsen 1860–1931 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 208 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Larsen.
- Larrieux 131 · U.S. census
- Larriviere 131 · U.S. census
- Larrondo 108 · U.S. census
- Larroque 109 · U.S. census
- Larrosa 132 · U.S. census
- Lars 207 · U.S. census
- Larson 121,064 · U.S. census
- Lartigue 465 · U.S. census
- Larue 11,315 · U.S. census
- Lary 1,640 · U.S. census
- Las 272 · U.S. census
- Lasalle 3,651 · U.S. census
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