Carlsen (name)

Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson. People with the name Carlsen or its variant forms include:

People

Agnete Carlsen (born 15 January 1971 in Moss) Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist
Dale Carlsen, American businessman
Dines Carlsen (1901–1966), American painter
Emil Carlsen (1853–1932), American painter
Eric Carlsén (born 1982), Swedish curler
Gary Carlsen (born 1945), American discus thrower
Henrik Carlsen (born 1959), Danish composer
Henrik Kurt Carlsen (1914 ? - 1989), Danish sea captain
Kenneth Carlsen (born 1973), Danish tennis player
Magnus Carlsen (born 1990), Norwegian chess Grandmaster, FIDE rank #1 as of 2011
Nils Carlsén (born 1985), Swedish curler
Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
Reidar Carlsen (1908–1987), Norwegian politician