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

Junge, 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 Junge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Junge in America

Junge is the 18584th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Junge surname appeared 1,483 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 Junge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Junge 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 Junge

The surname Junge is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Middle High German word "junc" or "junge," which means "young man" or "youth." This name was likely given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone who was young or had a youthful appearance.

The earliest recorded instances of the Junge surname can be found in various German historical records and documents from the 13th century onwards. For example, a Hans Junge is mentioned in the city records of Nuremberg in 1321. The name also appears in the Bürgeraufnahmen (citizen admissions) of the city of Frankfurt am Main in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Junge surname is found in the records of the German Protestant Reformation. One notable figure was Johannes Junge, a Lutheran theologian and reformer born in 1537 in Lübeck. He played a significant role in the spread of Lutheranism in northern Germany and was a close associate of Martin Luther.

Another historical figure with the Junge surname was Johann Heinrich Junge, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1640 in Hamburg. He made important contributions to the development of calculus and worked closely with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Junge (1759-1833) was a German philosopher and educator who advocated for educational reforms and the teaching of ethics to children. His writings influenced the development of modern pedagogy.

During the 19th century, the Junge surname was associated with several notable figures in the arts and sciences. Carl Gustav Junge (1801-1853) was a German painter known for his landscapes and portraiture, while Gustav Junge (1824-1886) was a German chemist and industrialist who played a significant role in the development of the chemical industry in Germany.

In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the Junge surname was Ernst Jünger (1895-1998), a German writer and philosopher who served in World War I and later became an influential figure in the conservative revolutionary movement in Germany.

While the Junge surname originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration and migration. However, its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages and the German language, where it was likely a descriptive name given to a young man or someone with a youthful appearance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Junge

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

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

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