Surname Checker / Carlson
How Common Is the Last Name Carlson?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Carlson today
133,478
Ranked #252 of 162,254 published surnames · 40.87 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 120,552 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
94.83%
Black
0.46%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.77%
Hispanic
2.07%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.