How common is the last name Carlson?

115,532 people in the United States have the last name Carlson, about 1 in 2,587. It ranks #263 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARLSON

#263

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
115,532
About
1 in 2,587
This common or more
25.2%
Who bears it

Of the 115,532 people with the last name Carlson, 91.9% reported their origin as White, 3.1% as two or more races and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carlson

#261 Obrien · 115,547#262 Morrison · 115,546#264 Franklin · 115,358#265 Carr · 115,016

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Carlson, most common first.

#2,338 Carlos · 15,191#7,661 Carlsen · 4,167#30,311 Carls · 826#39,767 Carlston · 596#41,393 Carlsson · 567#107,521 Carlsten · 176#150,935 Carleson · 108

Also a first name

As a first name, Carlson ranks #14,130 of 53,615, with 840 people. See Carlson as a first name

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