Jurgenson Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jurgenson Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Jurgen (farmer).

Jurgenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Finland311:177,31315,564
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Jürgenson (976) are calculated separately.

Jurgenson (13) may also be a first name.

Jurgenson 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

Jurgenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jurgenson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jürgenson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurgenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jurgenson is the 440,964th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. Jurgenson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Jurgenson reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States Jurgenson is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent live and Finland, where 4 percent live.

Jurgenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jurgenson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jurgenson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jurgenson surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jurgenson last name are 11.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jurgenson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.47% less than the national average, earning R 167,616 per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,101 CAD per year.

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