Given name & surname
Larsen
“daughter of Lars”
Larsen is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “daughter of Lars.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “daughter of Lars.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
How it developed
In Danish usage, Larsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Lars.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Larsen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 726
- 539 boys · 187 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,036 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,036 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 700 as a first name in 2020; 55,235 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Larsen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Larsen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Lars. Larsen has a related form in Larson. Larsen has a related form in Larson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Larsen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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