Etymology

Larson

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

Swedish Larsson ← Norwegian Larsen
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The story

  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromLarsen
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromLarsson
  3. English todayLarson

Originally from a Middle English pet form of Lawrence + -son. In the United States, a common anglicization of the Swedish Larsson and Danish and Norwegian Larsen.

Words from the same roots

NorwegianLarsen all →

Larsen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.