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Where Does The Last Name Carlson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Carlson (Arabic: كارلسون) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,986^th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 38,684 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Carlson are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Carlson is also the 120,285^th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 3,487 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 169,355 people, or 1 in 2,140. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 128 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Carlson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Carlson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carlson last name increased 2,780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 707 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carlson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Carlson last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carlson last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Carlson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning 344,454 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1441.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 298,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.02% more than the national average, earning R 308,988 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,618 CAD per year.