Larsen

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Larsen is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• English61%

  A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Danish18%

  a common surname originating as a patronymic

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Norwegian6.9%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Larsen in Norwegian.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Larsen, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Olsen
• Jensen
• Soren
• Jones
• Linden
• Beckett
• Jasper
• Harrison
• Julian
• Clark
• Lawson
• Lee

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Larsen is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Brazil, France

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French

  Also written Larsén, Larsèn, Lársén, Lársen

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Larsén

• a separate surname4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Larsén, Larsèn, Lársen

• Polish surname12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, United States, Poland, Norway

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Croatian

  Also written Ларсен, Larsén

• Finnish surname3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Finland, Sweden

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Larsén

• Swahili surname6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom

  Languages: Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Southern Sotho

  Also written Larsèn

• Thai surname11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Norway, Laos

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written ลาร์เซ่น, ลาร์เซน, Lasen, ลาร์เซ็น, ลาร์เซ่นท์

59 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Larsen is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• patronymic from the personal name Lars, Scandinavian equivalent of Lawrence.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In German, Patronym zu Lars, Kurzform von Laurentius ('Mann aus Laurentum'); Assimilation rs > ss; 862 Belege.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

• In German, Typ mit Schwund von r; meist patronymisches -sen-Suffix, teils auch schwacher patronymischer Genitiv. Häufige Konkurrenzformen in -sen/-son.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

• In German, Patronymischer Familienname auf -sen. In Dänemark sehr häufig; Bildung aus Lars.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

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.

• Henning Larsenb. 1925DKArchitect (1925-2013)
• Bent Larsenb. 1935DKDanish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)
• Preben Elkjærb. 1957DKnot in their usual nameDanish footballer
• Erik Larsenb. 1962USAmerican comics artist
• Thomas Bo Larsenb. 1963DKDanish actor
• Rick Larsenb. 1965USAmerican politician
• Henrik Larsenb. 1966DKDanish football player and manager
• Søren Larsenb. 1981DKDanish footballer
• Samuel Larsenb. 1991USAmerican actor singer model, musician
• Jacob Bruun Larsenb. 1998DKDanish footballer (born 1998)

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).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Larsen come from?

patronymic from the personal name Lars, Scandinavian equivalent of Lawrence. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.

What does the name Larsen mean?

In English, A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

How do you pronounce Larsen?

It depends on the language: in Danish /ˈlɑːsn̩/ (Wiktionary); in Norwegian /lɑːʂn̩/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

In which country does Larsen have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 104 thousand people named Larsen, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled larsen.

Where is Larsen most common?

Larsen is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 52 people carrying it.

How common is the name Larsen?

In Norway, the national register counted 104,499 people named Larsen, about 1 in 52 residents.

How common is Larsen compared with other names?

In Norway, Larsen is the 5th most common surname of 90,139 surnames recorded there.