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 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