Jurgensen Surname

124,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Jurgensen Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Jurgen (farmer).

Jurgensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6881:134,84314,119
Brazil3071:697,31125,612
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Venezuela1041:290,4246,783
Australia941:287,18825,495
Chile511:345,4219,676
Canada481:767,61660,775
Colombia411:1,165,2219,805
Denmark311:182,08815,299
France301:2,214,091176,965
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Norway161:321,39331,311
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Jurgensen (14) may also be a first name.

Jurgensen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish) The son of Jurgen (farmer).

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

Jurgensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jurgensen occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jurgensen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurgensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jurgensen is the 124,341st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,987,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Jurgensen are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jurgensen is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,688 people, or 1 in 134,843. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Jurgensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jurgensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jurgensen last name rose 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jurgensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jurgensen surname are 17.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Jurgensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 331% more than the national average, earning R 1,024,210 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.99% less than the national average, earning $14,077,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,602 CAD per year.

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