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In all the world, Carlson (Carlson , カールソン , קרלסון ) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name Carlson is habitual in Aland Islands, where it is quite a common male name, Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Cameroon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, Cameroon, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Carlson is the last name as well as the forename.
Carlson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Carlson , the operatic character in the opera Of Mice and Men by Carlisle Floyd.