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

Jorgenson, 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 Jorgenson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jorgenson in America

Jorgenson is the 4698th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jorgenson surname appeared 7,551 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Jorgenson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jorgenson 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 Jorgenson

The surname Jorgenson originates from Scandinavia, specifically Denmark and Norway, where it was derived from the personal name Jorgen, a Danish and Norwegian variant of the English name George. The name Jorgen is believed to have been derived from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Jorgenson date back to the 16th century in Denmark and Norway. It was commonly spelled as Jørgensen or Jørgenson in these regions. The name was often associated with individuals who were the sons of men named Jorgen, following the traditional Scandinavian patronymic naming system.

One of the earliest known historical references to the Jorgenson surname can be found in the Danish Census Records of 1646, which listed several families with the name Jørgenson in various regions of Denmark.

In Norway, the Jorgenson surname can be traced back to the 17th century, with records indicating the presence of individuals bearing this name in various parts of the country, particularly in the coastal regions.

Notable individuals with the surname Jorgenson throughout history include:

1. Jørgen Jørgenson (1779-1848), a Danish adventurer and writer who was involved in various military campaigns and wrote several books about his experiences.

2. Jørgen Jørgenson (1888-1973), a Danish architect known for his work on several notable buildings in Copenhagen, including the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

3. Jørgen Jørgenson (1894-1969), a Norwegian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice in Norway from 1935 to 1945.

4. Jørgen Jørgenson (1916-1989), a Danish naval officer and author who wrote several books about maritime history and naval warfare.

5. Jørgen Jørgenson (1933-2011), a Norwegian artist known for his abstract expressionist paintings and sculptures.

The Jorgenson surname was also associated with various place names in Scandinavia, particularly in Denmark and Norway. For example, the village of Jørgensø in Denmark was named after an individual with the surname Jørgenson, and the Norwegian town of Jørgensvika was named after a person with the same surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jorgenson

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

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 Jorgenson 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 Jorgenson 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 Jorgenson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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