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

Jung, 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 Jung surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jung in America

Jung is the 1486th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jung surname appeared 24,026 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 people would have the surname Jung.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jung 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 Jung

The surname Jung originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "junc," meaning "young" or "youthful." It was likely initially used as a descriptive nickname or byname for a young man or the youngest son in a family.

In the 12th century, the surname Jung appeared in various Germanic regions, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Early spellings of the name included Junge, Jungen, and Junger, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jung can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a medieval cartulary from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This document, dating back to the 9th century, mentions an individual named Hunric Iunc.

The Bavorarian Codex, a collection of legal texts from the 13th century, also contains references to individuals with the surname Jung, indicating its widespread use across Germanic regions during the Middle Ages.

Notable individuals with the surname Jung throughout history include:

1. Philipp Jung (1642-1707), a German Lutheran theologian and philosopher who was a professor at the University of Leipzig.
2. Johann Heinrich Jung (1671-1720), a Swiss mathematician and physicist who contributed to the development of calculus.
3. Johann Jung-Stilling (1740-1817), a German writer, philosopher, and eye surgeon, known for his autobiographical work "Lebensgeschichte."
4. Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, the founder of analytical psychology and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.
5. Edgar Jung (1894-1934), a German poet and playwright associated with the Expressionist movement.

Over the centuries, the surname Jung has been found in various place names and geographical locations across Germany, such as Jungingen, Jungholz, and Jungviertel, reflecting the widespread distribution of the name throughout the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jung

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

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

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