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

Juergens, 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 Juergens surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juergens in America

Juergens is the 16616th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juergens surname appeared 1,726 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Juergens.

We can also compare 2010 data for Juergens 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 Juergens

The surname Juergens originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. It is a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from the given name of an ancestor. In this case, Juergens is believed to have stemmed from the Germanic personal name Jurgen, which itself is a variation of the name Georg or George.

Historically, the name was concentrated in northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is thought to have evolved from the Low German form "Jurgen" or "Jürgen," which was a common name among the Frisian and Saxon populations of these areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the church records of Lübeck, a city in northern Germany, where a Jürgen Jürgens is mentioned in the year 1567. In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Johann Jürgens, a German mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1589 to 1644.

As the name spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged. Some of these include Jürgens, Juergens, Jurgens, and Jorgensen, the latter being a Danish or Scandinavian variation.

Among the notable individuals with the surname Juergens throughout history are:

1. Alfred Juergens (1866-1934), a German architect known for his work in Berlin and other cities.
2. Carl Juergens (1847-1923), a German painter and art teacher who worked in the style of Realism.
3. Gustav Juergens (1799-1858), a German composer and music teacher who was active in the early Romantic period.
4. Heike Juergens (born 1964), a German athlete who competed in the high jump and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
5. Otto Juergens (1859-1938), a German botanist and plant collector who made significant contributions to the study of the flora of South America.

While the surname has its roots in northern Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, often adapting to local spelling and pronunciation conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juergens

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

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

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