Find out how popular the last name Jochimsen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jochimsen.

Jochimsen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jochimsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jochimsen in America

Jochimsen is the 65424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jochimsen surname appeared 303 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jochimsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jochimsen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jochimsen

The surname Jochimsen has its origins in northern Germany, specifically in the region of Schleswig-Holstein. It first emerged in the 16th century as a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from the given name of the father or an ancestor. The name is believed to be a variant spelling of the German personal name Joachim, which itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yehoachim or Yoyakim, meaning "raised by Yahweh" or "established by Yahweh."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Jochimsen surname can be found in the parish records of the town of Itzehoe, located in Schleswig-Holstein, where a certain Claus Jochimsen is mentioned in the year 1587. The surname was likely formed by adding the patronymic suffix "-sen" to the name Joachim, indicating that the person was the son of someone named Joachim.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Jochimsen name appeared in various historical documents and records across northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg, and Pomerania. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Hans Jochimsen, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Lübeck in the late 16th century, and Joachim Jochimsen, a Lutheran pastor who served in the village of Güstrow in the early 18th century.

As the Jochimsen family spread across northern Germany, variations in the spelling of the name emerged, such as Jochimssen, Jochimßen, and Joachimsen. Some branches of the family also adopted the surname Joachimson or Joachimsohn, reflecting the patronymic tradition of adding "-son" or "-sohn" to the father's name.

In the 19th century, individuals with the Jochimsen surname can be found in historical records from various parts of Germany, including Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Notable figures from this period include Carl Jochimsen, a German writer and journalist who was born in Lübeck in 1828 and died in 1902, and Johann Jochimsen, a prominent businessman and philanthropist from the town of Rendsburg, who lived from 1835 to 1913.

As the Jochimsen family continued to spread and establish roots in different regions, some members of the family also found their way to other parts of Europe and even overseas. For example, there are records of individuals with the Jochimsen surname in Denmark, likely due to the close historical ties between the regions of Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jochimsen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jochimsen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jochimsen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jochimsen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jochimsen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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