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The carlson Surname

carlson Name Meaning and History

  1. Scandinavian: respelling of Norwegian and Danish Carlsen or Swedish Carlsson.
  2. Dutch and German: patronymic from Carl. See also Karlson.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The carlson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the carlson family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of carlson Families in the US in 1920
Number of carlson families
 2132-4261
 711-2131		 1-710
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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