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Carlson

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A surname of Scandinavian origin meaning "son of Carl."
"The Carlson family emigrated from Sweden in the early 1900s."

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In plain EnglishA Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Carl."

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The _____ family emigrated from Sweden in the early 1900s.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen, equivalent to Carl + -son.

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