Larsson Family Crest & Name History

It is easy to miss Larsson in an index if you only search for Larsen. The name is usually explained as “Son of Lars (Lawrence)”.

• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Larsson with 1,238 bearers, at rank 21,204. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Spanish statistics put 242 people with Larsson in first position and 78 in second.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Larsson is listed among the recognised spellings of Larsen.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Larsen and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Larsson family name pack.