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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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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Carl."
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Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen, equivalent to Carl + -son.