Larsen Family History

Larsen Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.

Similar surnames:

Larsen,

Lawrence,

Larison,

Larrison

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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