Jurgens Surname

61,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,222 people bear this surname

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

Jurgens Surname Definition:

“Farmer” in Greek (Georgios).

Jurgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3831:82,6979,391
South Africa1,0271:52,7536,668
Netherlands8671:19,4783,061
Australia4951:54,5376,694
Canada2961:124,47813,021
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
France1271:523,01472,224
England1051:530,64833,151
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Latvia721:28,4734,366
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Chile341:518,13213,148
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Finland281:196,31116,703
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Jurgens (2,549) may also be a first name.

Jurgens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Farmer” in Greek (Georgios).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) Descendant of Jurgen (farmer).

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

Jurgens Last Name Facts

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

Jurgens is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurgens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,160th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 886,347 people. The surname Jurgens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Jurgens live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jurgens is also the 145,946th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 2,549 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,383 people, or 1 in 82,697. In The United States it is most common in: Nebraska, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Jurgens occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Jurgens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jurgens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jurgens surname rose 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jurgens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jurgens surname are 23.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jurgens earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,364 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning R 316,776 per year; in United States they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $44,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,150 CAD per year.

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