Larsen (surname)
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Larsen ˈlɑːsn̩, is a Danish
-Norwegian
patronymic
surname
, literally meaning "son of Lars
" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seven most common surname
in Denmark
, shared by about 2,4% of the population.
Larsen may refer to:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
-Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, literally meaning "son of Lars
Lars
Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse.-Origin:Lars is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means ”from Laurentum” or "crowned with laurel." Lawrence and Laurence are of the same origin.Lars was also...
" (equivalent of Laurentius). It is the seven most common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, shared by about 2,4% of the population.
Larsen may refer to:
In engineering
- Henning Holck-LarsenHenning Holck-LarsenHenning Holck-Larsen was a Dane who co-founded the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro .- Biography :...
, a Dane who was co-founder of the Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro
In exploration
- Carl Anton LarsenCarl Anton LarsenCarl Anton Larsen was a Norwegian Antarctic Explorer, who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fossils, for which he received the Back Grant from the Royal Geographical Society...
, Norwegian Antarctic explorer - Henry Larsen, Canadian Arctic explorer
- Torry LarsenTorry LarsenTorry Larsen is a Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer.In 1992 he met fellow adventurer-to-be Rune Gjeldnes, also of Møre og Romsdal. Both Gjeldnes and Larsen served in the Norwegian Naval Special Operations Command....
, Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer
In music
- Brian LarsenBrian LarsenBrian Larsen is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and record producer. Larsen has released eight albums under the name "Twilight's Moon." In 2009, Larsen released Breaking, the first album to be released under his own name.- Early life :Born in Laurel, Maryland, a small suburb of Washington, D.C.,...
, American singer-songwriter and producer - Flemming Larsen, the drum technician for Lars Ulrich
- Kim LarsenKim Larsenthumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
, Danish rock musician. - Libby LarsenLibby LarsenLibby Larsen is one of America’s most performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 400 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over fifteen operas...
(born December 24, 1950), is an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer of contemporary classical musicContemporary classical musicContemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:... - Magnus Larsen, the bass guitar player for the Norwegian pop/rock band Di Derre
- Marit LarsenMarit LarsenMarit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.She began playing violins at age of 5,and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. More recently she has pursued her own music...
, a Norwegian singer and songwriter.
In sports
- Art LarsenArt LarsenArthur David Larsen was an American male tennis player best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1950 and for his eccentricities...
, American tennis player - Don LarsenDon LarsenDonald James Larsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953-67 for seven different teams. Larsen is best known for pitching the sixth perfect game in baseball history, doing so in game 5 of the 1956 World Series...
, American baseball player - Gary LarsenGary LarsenGary Larsen was a defensive tackle in the NFL and played college football at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He started his NFL career in 1964 with the Los Angeles Rams and then became a part of the famous Purple People Eaters for the Minnesota Vikings from 1965 through 1974...
, American football player - Jens LarsenJens LarsenJens Larsen is a Danish former professional volleyball and beach volleyball player, and now the coach of the German club Wuppertal....
(born 1969), Danish volleyball player and coach - Lyn LarsenLyn LarsenLynette Ann Larsen is a former Australian woman cricketer. She was captain of the Australian women's cricket team from 1985/6 to 1993. She captained the side in 10 Test matches, including 5 victories...
, Australian cricketer - Preben Elkjær LarsenPreben Elkjær LarsenPreben Elkjær Larsen , known as Elkjær, is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a striker.Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping it to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie A...
(born 1957), Danish footballer - Søren LarsenSøren LarsenSøren Larsen is a Danish professional football striker who is currently playing for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus.-Biography:Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the...
, Danish footballer
In other fields
- Bent LarsenBent LarsenJørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author. Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play and he was the first western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance of chess...
(1935-2010), Danish chess player - Bryan LarsenBryan LarsenBryan Larsen is a romantic realist painter based in Utah. His work can be found in private art collections around the world. Represented by galleries in California and Utah, Larsen has undertaken commissions for companies such as BB&T.-Biography:...
, American artist - David LarsenDavid LarsenDavid Larsen is an American stage actor from Portland, Oregon. A 1998 graduate of Hillsboro High School, Larsen starred in many productions, including the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat....
, American stage actor from Portland, Oregon - Emanuel LarsenEmanuel LarsenCarl Frederik Emanuel Larsen usually known as Emanuel Larsen was a Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.-Biography:...
(1823–1859), Danish artist - Gry LarsenGry LarsenGry Larsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 2002 to 2006 she was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party....
, Norwegian politician - Frederick Niels LarsenFrederick Niels Larsenfederick Niels Larsen is the President/Prophet of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and is the great grandson of Joseph Smith....
, Leader of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsThe Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. The president of the church is Frederick Niels Larsen, a direct descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr.... - Henry Louis LarsenHenry Louis LarsenHenry Louis Larsen was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General, the second Military Governor of Guam following its recapture from the Empire of Japan, and the first post-World War II Governor of Guam. He also served as the Military Governor of American Samoa alongside civilian Governor of...
(1890-1962), American Marine Corps General; Governor of American Samoa and Guam - Jakob LarsenJakob LarsenJakob Aall Ottesen Larsen , an American classical scholar.Jakob Larsen received BA from Luther College in 1908 and MA from Yale in 1911. He studied at Oxford University in 1914–1920. In 1928, Larsen received his Ph.D. from Harvard. The University of Vermont awarded him the LL.D...
(1888–1974), an American classical scholar - Jeffrey A. Larsen, American astronomer
- Ken LarsenKen LarsenKen Larsen was the Personal Choice Party candidate for governor of Utah in 2004, receiving 8,399 votes for 0.9%. He is a medical researcher in Salt Lake City and has a Ph.D. in Zoology from Brigham Young University...
, the Personal Choice Party candidate for governor of Utah in 2004 - Leif Andreas Larsen "Shetland Larsen" (1906–1990), Norwegian naval officer in World War II
- Matt LarsenMatt LarsenMatt Larsen is a United States Army Ranger and Combatives instructor known as "The Father of Modern Combatives" for creating the United States Army's modern combatives doctrine and establishing the U.S. Army Combatives School...
, American combativesCombativesCombatives is a United States Army term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques.-History:Militaries have long taught unarmed combat, both as physical conditioning and as a supplement to armed combat. Among the samurai of Japan, such combatives were known as Bujutsu...
instructor. - Nella LarsenNella LarsenNellallitea 'Nella' Larsen Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. She published two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote earned...
(1891–1964), novelist - Niels G. LarsenNiels G. LarsenNiels G. Larsen was born on December 13, 1879, in Copenhagen, Denmark and died on – October 25, 1956 in Monterrey, Mexico. He was a Danish brewer and a promoter of the Mexican beer industry.-Life:...
, Danish born brewery owner in Mexico - Sally LarsenSally LarsenSally Larsen is a artist, photographer, composer, and email advocate.She was born in 1954 in of mixed Apache / Aleut descent. She exhibits photographs, videos and paintings in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Chicago...
, American photographer - Søren Larsen (Physicist), Physicist and discoverer of the Larsen effect