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The origin of the distinguished Karlson family can be traced to the rugged Scandinavian country of Norway. The surname Karlson is derived from the Germanic personal name Carl, which means man. The suffix -sen and its variants are translatable as son of.

Karlson Ranking

In the United States, the name Karlson is the 13,249th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Karlson (post 1700) +

  • Phil Karlson (1908-1985), American director, assistant director for a number of Abbott and Costello film shorts
  • Henry A. Karlson, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1932 2
  • Christian Karlson Stead ONZ, CBE (b. 1932), New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism
Winter Quarters coal mine
  • Mr. John Karlson (b. 1859), "Uusi-Tarkka, Juho, Herman, Kapposon", Finnish mine worker from Kauhajoki residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 3
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Miners killed in Winter Quarters (retrieved 28th July 2021). Retrieved from http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/miners.html

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