How common is the last name Larson?

117,441 people in the United States have the last name Larson, about 1 in 2,545. It ranks #257 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LARSON

#257

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
117,441
About
1 in 2,545
This common or more
25%
Who bears it

Of the 117,441 people with the last name Larson, 92.2% reported their origin as White, 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Larson

#255 Harper · 119,191#256 Burke · 118,342#258 Vega · 116,828#259 Lin · 116,776

Spelled almost the same

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

#593 Larsen · 55,235#19,212 Larsson · 1,412#21,991 Larison · 1,205#31,303 Lairson · 793#106,101 Larason · 179

Also a first name

As a first name, Larson ranks #9,341 of 53,615, with 1,493 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 66 births. See Larson as a first name

Compare