2000
#62,577
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 299
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.11
Very Rare Last name
Junghans
An occupational surname derived from the German words "jung" (young) and "Hahn" (rooster).
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 318 Americans carry the last name Junghans. That puts it at #75,111 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.09 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 1,077,844 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Junghans surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
318
1 in 1,077,844
Census rank
#75,111
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.1
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
277
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 277 bearers of the surname Junghans in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.09 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 75111th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Junghans, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Two or More Races (3.2%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Junghans
The surname Junghans is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "jung" meaning "young" and "Hans" which is a diminutive form of the name Johann or John. The name likely referred to a young man named Hans, suggesting it may have started as a nickname or descriptive name before becoming an inherited surname.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the Junghans name can be found in the historic city records of Nuremberg, where a Wilhelm Junghans was listed as a resident in 1432. In 1578, a Johannes Junghans was recorded as a landowner in the village of Langenau, near Stuttgart. These early mentions indicate the name was already well-established in southern Germany by the 15th and 16th centuries.
The Junghans name appears to have spread beyond its original region over time. In 1683, a Matthias Junghans was recorded as a resident of Bayreuth in northern Bavaria. A century later, in 1789, a Peter Junghans was listed among the inhabitants of the town of Emmendingen in southwestern Germany, near the border with France.
One notable bearer of the Junghans surname was Erhard Junghans, a German watchmaker born in 1809 in the town of Schramberg in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg. In 1861, he founded the Junghans watch company, which remains one of the most prestigious and well-known German watchmakers to this day.
Another significant figure was Friedrich Junghans, a German philologist and educator born in 1809 in Kirchheim unter Teck, near Stuttgart. He served as the director of several prestigious gymnasiums (academic high schools) in southern Germany throughout his career.
In the realm of the arts, the name Junghans is associated with Max Junghans, a German painter born in 1859 in Coburg, who was known for his landscapes and portraiture. His works can be found in museums across Germany.
Moving into the 20th century, we find Hans Junghans, a German diplomat born in 1891 in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He served as the German ambassador to several countries, including Romania and Brazil, in the years leading up to and during World War II.
These examples demonstrate the historical presence and diversity of the Junghans surname across various regions of Germany, spanning different professions and periods in time.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Junghans
Among Census respondents with the surname Junghans, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Two or More Races (3.2%).
The bar chart below shows how Junghans bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Junghans surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White87.7% · 243
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 15
- Two or more races3.2% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 7
- Black or African American1.1% · 3
Timeline
Historical Census data for Junghans
Junghans appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#65,964
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 300
+1 bearers (+0.3%)
Per 100,000 0.10
Rank movement Down 3,387 places
2020
#75,111
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 277
-23 bearers (-7.7%)
Per 100,000 0.09
Rank movement Down 9,147 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #62,577 | 299 | 0.11 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #65,964 | 300 | 0.10 | +1 bearers (+0.3%) | Down 3,387 places |
| 2020 | #75,111 | 277 | 0.09 | -23 bearers (-7.7%) | Down 9,147 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Junghans surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #65,964 | #75,111 | -13.9% |
| Count | 300 | 277 | -7.7% |
| Per 100K | 0.10 | 0.09 | -7.3% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Junghans bearers went from 300 to 277 (-7.7% change). The surname moved down 9,147 positions in the national ranking, going from #65,964 to #75,111.
FAQ
Junghans surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Junghans?
Name Census estimates that about 318 living Americans carry the surname Junghans. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 1,077,844 residents.
How common is Junghans?
Junghans ranks #75,111 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.09 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 277 people with the surname Junghans. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (318), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.09 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.09 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Junghans.
Has Junghans become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Junghans went from 300 recorded bearers to 277. That is a decrease of 23 (-7.7%). In the national ranking it fell from #65,964 to #75,111.
What does the Census say about the background of Junghans?
Among Census respondents with the surname Junghans, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Two or More Races (3.2%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Junghans in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.7% (243 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Junghans appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (87.7%), Hispanic (5.4%), Two or More Races (3.2%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Junghans (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Junghans mean?
An occupational surname derived from the German words "jung" (young) and "Hahn" (rooster). The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Junghans (0.09 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people share the surname Junghans?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.