# Carlson

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #17,096

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen, equivalent to Carl + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **caron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-caron)
- **Carson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-carson)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-carton)
- **Colson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-colson)
- **cartoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-cartoon)
- **Carlton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-carlton)
- **Coulson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-coulson)
- **carrion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-carrion)
- **Clarkson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-clarkson)
- **Charlton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-charlton)
- **Carlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlo-vs-carlson)
- **carbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbon-vs-carlson)
- **Carlos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlos-vs-carlson)
- **carlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlin-vs-carlson)
- **Carlsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlsen-vs-carlson)
- **Carleton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carleton-vs-carlson)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acrlson`, `calrson`, `carllson`, `carlosn`, `carlsno`, `carlsonn`, `carlsson`, `carrlson`, `carslon`, `ccarlson`, `cralson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carlson