Karlson is a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
meaning "son of Karl". There are other spelling variations.
People with surname Karlson or Karlsons
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Christian Thomsen Carl
Christian Thomsen Carl (1676 29 March 1713) was a Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officer. He is known not only for his military career, but also for saving the town council's archives in Greifswald as well as the whole town of Anklam from being burned ...
, also referred to as ''Karlson'' (1676–1713), Danish navy officer
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Ģirts Karlsons
Ģirts Karlsons (born 7 June 1981) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
As a youth player Karlsons played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs, being taken to the first team in 1998, at the age of ...
(born 1981), Latvian football player
* , German chemist, 1974
Feldberg Foundation
The Feldberg Foundation promotes scientific exchange between German and British scientists in the field of experimental medical research. The foundation is registered in Hamburg, Germany with the secretariat based in the UK.
The pharmacologist W ...
prize recipient
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Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson (born Philip N. Karlstein; July 2, 1908 – December 12, 1982) was an American film director. Later noted as a ''film noir'' specialist, Karlson directed ''99 River Street'', ''Kansas City Confidential'' and ''Hell's Island'', all ...
(1908–1982), American film noir director
See also
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Carlsen (disambiguation) Carlsen may also refer to:
People
* Carlsen, people with the surname
Places
* Carlsen Air Force Base, a United States military facility in Trinidad
* Carlsen Island, part of the Svalbard archipelago
Organisations
* Carlsen Verlag, a Danish publi ...
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Carlson (disambiguation) Carlson may refer to:
* Carlson (name), people with the given name or surname
* Carlson Companies, American conglomerate
** CWT, subsidiary
** Radisson Hotel Group, former subsidiary formerly known as Carlson Rezidor
* Carlson Inlet, Antarctica ...
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Carlsson (disambiguation) 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 ...
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Karlsson (disambiguation)
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 varia ...
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Karlson creek Karlson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl". There are other spelling variations.
People with surname Karlson or Karlsons
* Christian Thomsen Carl, also referred to as ''Karlson'' (1676–1713), Danish navy officer
* Ģirts Karlsons (bor ...
, California
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Jacob Karlzon
Jacob Karlzon (born 19 October 1970 in Sweden) is a pianist.
Career
Jacob Karlzon (born 19 October 1970 in Jönköping, Sweden) is a Swedish pianist, composer and accompanist. This pianist has 15 albums and he has accompanied musicians like gu ...
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Ģirts Karlsons
Ģirts Karlsons (born 7 June 1981) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
As a youth player Karlsons played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs, being taken to the first team in 1998, at the age of ...
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