Larsson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Norway
Sweden

The origin of the distinguished Larsson family can be traced to the rugged Scandinavian country of Norway. The surname Larsson 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.

Larsson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Larsson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Eskil Larsson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 1
Hendrich Larsson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 1
Anders Larsson, who arrived in Delaware in 1655 1
Hindrich Larsson, who arrived in Delaware in 1693 1
Lam Larsson, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1693 1

Larsson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pehr Johan Larsson, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1841 1
Jons Larsson, aged 36, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850 1
J F Larsson, who landed in New York in 1850 1
Jests Larsson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
Joens Larsson, aged 36, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Larsson 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:

Larsson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Nils Larsson, aged 40, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rimutaka" in 1885
Sissa Larsson, aged 46, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rimutaka" in 1885

Contemporary Notables of the name Larsson (post 1700) +

Zelma K. Larsson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 2
Hokan Larsson, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1916 2
Bo-Göran "Bosse" Larsson (1944-2023), Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker
Robert Larsson (1967-2018), Swedish professional ice hockey player who played 249 games, father of Nils Adam Larsson
Nils Erik Adam Jeremy Larsson (b. 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain of the Edmonton Oilers
Karl Rune Larsson (1924-2016), Swedish sprinter and hurdler, four-time bronze medalist
Vilgot Bengt "Ville" Larsson (1932-2015), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
Bo Einar "Bosse" Larsson (1934-2015), Swedish television presenter
Lars Larsson (1962-2015), Swedish footballer who played from 1979 to 1993, member of the Swedish National Team (1982-1987)
Alfe Inge Sebastian Larsson (b. 1985), Swedish international footballer
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Larsson family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. August Viktor Larsson (d. 1912), aged 29, American Third Class passenger from Stamford, Connecticut who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 3
Mr. Bengt Edvin Larsson (d. 1912), aged 29, Swedish Third Class passenger from Nyköping, Södermanland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 3

SS Atlantic

Johann Larsson, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html