{{other uses|Carlsen (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox surname | name = Carlsen |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning = Carl's son | region = Scandinavia
| variant = Karlsen, Carlson, Carlsson and Karlsson | footnotes = }} '''Carlsen''' is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Agnete Carlsen (born 1971), Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist * Audun Carlsen, Norwegian escort and model involved in an incident with the recording artist Boy George in 2007 * Christian Thomsen Carl, also referred to as ''Carlsen'' (1676–1713), Danish navy officer * Dale Carlsen, American businessman * Dines Carlsen (1901–1966), American painter * Emil Carlsen (1853–1932), American painter * Eric Carlsén (born 1982), Swedish curler * Franziska Carlsen (1817–1876), Danish writer * 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 * Kirsten Carlsen (born 1938), Danish cross-country skier * Magnus Carlsen (born 1990), Norwegian chess grandmaster and former World Champion * Nils Carlsén (born 1985), Swedish curler * Olav Sigurd Carlsen (1930–2013), Norwegian politician * Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler * Reidar Carlsen (1908–1987), Norwegian politician
==See also== * Carlsen (disambiguation) * Carlson (disambiguation) * Carlson (name) * Carlsten (name) * Karlsen (surname)
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Category:Danish-language surnames Category:Norwegian-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names