Karlsen is a

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Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surname meaning "son of Karl" (''\k(a)-rl\''), an

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. The form

Carlsen 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 footb ...

is cognate. The parallel

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forms are

Karlsson Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from ''Karlsson'', '' Carlsson'' is the most common spelling vari ...

and

Carlsson Carlsson is a Swedish language, Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl" or "Carl’s son". Cognates include Carlson (name), Carlson and Karlsson. The parallel Danish language, Danish-Norwegian language, Norwegian forms are Karlsen and Carls ...

. People with the surname include: * Alexandria Karlsen (born 1978), American model, actress and author *

Atle Karlsen (keyboardist) DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. They are one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "four great" bands who popularized modern rock with Norwegian lyrics in the mid-to-late 1980 ...

(?-), keyboardist of the Norwegian Rock band DumDum Boys * Geir Karlsen (born 1948), Norwegian footballer * Geir Karlsen (born 1965), Norwegian CEO * Johan Sigurd Karlsen (1894–1967), Norwegian politician * Kari Karlsen (born 1952), Norwegian high jumper * Karl Henry Karlsen (1893–1979), Norwegian politician * Lars Olav Karlsen (born 1976), Norwegian actor *

Morten Karlsen Morten Karlsen (born 25 March 1979) is a former Danish professional football defender and manager. He previously played at FC Nordsjælland, Randers FC, FC Zwolle, B.93, Esbjerg fB and Lyngby BK before ending has career at HB Køge HB Kø ...

(born 1979), Danish footballer * Svend Karlsen (born 1967), Norwegian strongman *

Tor Ottar Karlsen Tor Ottar Karlsen (born 13 March 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Rolvsøy and grew up in Åsgårdstrand. From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the count ...

(born 1950), Norwegian politician

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