Carlsen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen.

Proper noun

Carlsen (plural Carlsens)

  1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
    • 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 23 January 2023:
      Magnus Carlsen versus the young guns at Wijk starts on Saturday, when the opening round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee gets under way at the windswept Dutch village.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Carlsen is the 7647th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4343 individuals. Carlsen is most common among White (93.51%) individuals.

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Carl +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Carlsen

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Carl +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Carlsen

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic