Carstensen
surname · Latin script
Meaning: patronymisch zu Carsten/Christian; C/K-Variation
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/kɑɹˈstɛnsən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Carstensen is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DKDenmark
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
patronymisch zu Carsten/Christian; C/K-Variation. Bearer count: 2185.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Carstensen is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Patronymischer Familienname zu Carsten; zeigt norddeutsche -sen-Schreibung im Konsonantismus. Variantenschwerpunkt der Karte: Christiansen/Christensen/Carstensen.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
In German, Patronymischer Name auf -sen. In Schleswig-Holstein charakteristisch; Bildung aus Carsten.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Patronymische Sippenform zu Carsten; die Karte zeigt a/ä/e-Vokalvariation. Belege: 2240.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, Patronym zu Christian; Nebenkarte, mit k/c-Variation und r-Erhalt; 2.233 Belege gesamt.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
In German, Patronym aus Christian; zeigt C/K-Variation im Anlaut und r-Metathese. Bearer count: 2185.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Henrik Carstensenb. 1753NOfather of the Constitution of Norway
- Georg Carstensenb. 1812DZDanish army officer and founder of Tivoli (1812–1857)
- Ebba Carstensenb. 1885DKDanish painter (1885-1967)
- Fritze Carstensenb. 1925DKDanish swimmer (1925-2005)
- Margit Carstensenb. 1940DEGerman actress (1940–2023)
- Peter Harry Carstensenb. 1947DEGerman politician
- Laura L. Carstensenb. 1953USAmerican psychologist
- Christian Carstensenb. 1973DEGerman politician
- Lucas Carstensenb. 1994DEGerman bicycle racer
- Rasmus Carstensenb. 2000DKDanish footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 22 sources across 13 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 2.6K | #143 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 2.3K | #13,453 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 2.2K | #12,902 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 2.1K | #13,749 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 234 | #6,681 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 116 | #6,393 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 40 | #27,492 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 26 | #30,302 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 12 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 12 | #119,215 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 11 | #114,632 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 7 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Carstensen come from?
- patronymisch zu Carsten/Christian; C/K-Variation. Bearer count: 2185. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus.
- How do you pronounce Carstensen?
- A machine transcription gives /kɑɹˈstɛnsən/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Carstensen mean?
- Recorded meaning: patronymisch zu Carsten/Christian; C/K-Variation.
- In which country does Carstensen have the most bearers?
- Carstensen is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Carstensen”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.