Carlsen

Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Agnete Carlsen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist
• Audun Carlsen, Norwegian escort and model involved in an incident with the recording artist Boy George in 2007
• Christian Thomsen Carl, also referred to as Carlsen (1676–1713), Danish navy officer
• Dale Carlsen, American businessman
• Dines Carlsen (1901–1966), American painter
• Emil Carlsen (1853–1932), American painter
• Eric Carlsén (born 1982), Swedish curler
• Franziska Carlsen (1817–1876), Danish writer
• Gary Carlsen (born 1945), American discus thrower
• Henrik Carlsen (born 1959), Danish composer
• Henrik Kurt Carlsen (1914–1989), Danish sea captain
• Kenneth Carlsen (born 1973), Danish tennis player
• Kirsten Carlsen (born 1938), Danish cross-country skier
• Magnus Carlsen (born 1990), Norwegian chess grandmaster and former World Champion
• Nils Carlsén (born 1985), Swedish curler
• Olav Sigurd Carlsen (1930–2013), Norwegian politician
• Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
• Reidar Carlsen (1908–1987), Norwegian politician

• Carlsen (disambiguation)
• Carlson (disambiguation)
• Carlson (name)
• Carlsten (name)
• Karlsen (surname)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Carlsen.
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