Larsen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark
Germany
Norway
Sweden

The origin of the distinguished Larsen family can be traced to the historic Scandinavian country of Sweden. The surname Larsen is derived from the personal name Lars, which is a pet form of the name Lawrence. This name is in turn derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which literally means man from Laurentium, a town in Italy named for its laurels or bay trees. The popularity of this name in medieval Europe is due to the exploits of a saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century. The suffix -sen and its variants are translatable as son of.

Larsen World Ranking

In the United States, the name Larsen is the 570^th most popular surname with an estimated 52,227 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Larsen is ranked the 933^rd most popular surname with an estimated 5,823 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name Larsen is the 885^th popular surname with an estimated 4,447 people with that name. 3 New Zealand ranks Larsen as 283^rd with 2,156 people. 4

Larsen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Larsen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jorgen Larsen, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1840 5
Hans Peter Larsen, aged 2, who landed in New York, NY in 1843 5
Christian Larsen, who landed in New York, NY in 1844 5
Christin Larsen, aged 40, who arrived in New York in 1849 5
A. G. Brenhold Larsen, who settled in New York, NY in 1849
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Larsen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Larsen, who landed in Mississippi in 1904 5
Lars Wilhelm Larsen, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1906 5
Olaf Larsen, who arrived in Alabama in 1915 5

Larsen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Larsen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Hans Larsen, aged 32, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "England" in 1872 6
Karen Larsen, aged 31, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "England" in 1872 6
Elizabeth Larsen, aged 8, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "England" in 1872 6
Lauritz Larsen, aged 5, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "England" in 1872 6
Hans Larsen, aged 3, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "England" in 1872 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Larsen (post 1700) +

Douglas Larsen (1976-2023), American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 34th district from 2020 until his death in 2023
Milt Larsen (1931-2023), American actor, writer, performer, lyricist, magician, businessman, speaker, and creator of The Magic Castle
Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020), American textile designer, author, collector and promoter
Ralph Larsen (1938-2016), American businessman, Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson from 1989 to 2002
Donald James "Don" Larsen (b. 1929), American Major League Baseball player who pitched the only perfect game in a World Series, in 1956
Nella Larsen (1891-1964), American novelist
Jakob Larsen (1888-1974), American classical scholar
Jacob Larsen (1979-2023), Danish cricketer, a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Einar Bruno Larsen (1939-2021), Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player who played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964
Frode Larsen (b. 1949), Norwegian footballer
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Larsen family +

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Mr. Olaf William Larsen (d. 1979), New Zealander passenger, from Raetihi, North Island, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 4th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx