Carlsen
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen.
Proper noun
Carlsen (plural Carlsens)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carlsen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 290.
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.
Proper noun
Carlsen
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Norwegian
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.
Proper noun
Carlsen
- a surname originating as a patronymic