Jorgenson Surname

44,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jorgenson Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) Son of Jorgen (farmer).

Jorgenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4261:34,7654,334
Canada1,0541:34,9584,475
Australia1421:190,11118,903
England731:763,26141,903
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Israel121:713,13647,700
Belize91:39,4972,328
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:68,9827,479

Jorgenson (40) may also be a first name.

Jorgenson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) Son of Jorgen (farmer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jorgenson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jorgenson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jorgenson is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jorgenson.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorgenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,022nd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 617,379 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Jorgenson reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,426 people, or 1 in 34,765. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Jorgenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jorgenson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 406 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jorgenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jorgenson last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

The amount Jorgenson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.32% more than the national average, earning R 295,428 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $48,251 CAD per year.

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Jorgenson Reference & Research

Jorgenson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jorgenson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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