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

Jurgens, 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 Jurgens surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jurgens in America

Jurgens is the 9969th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jurgens surname appeared 3,235 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 Jurgens.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jurgens 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 Jurgens

The surname Jurgens has its origins in the Low German and Dutch languages, and it first appeared in the Netherlands and northern Germany during the early Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Germanic personal name Jurgen, a diminutive form of the name George, which itself comes from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Jurgens can be found in the Ename Chronicles, a 12th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Ename in present-day Belgium, which refers to a knight named Jurgen van Waesmunster who fought in the Crusades. Another early reference is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists a landowner named Jurgen in the county of Suffolk, England.

In the 13th century, a Dutch merchant named Jurgen van Antwerpen was instrumental in establishing trade routes between the Netherlands and England, and his descendants continued to use the Jurgens name. During the same period, a German nobleman named Jurgen von Halberstadt was a prominent figure in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.

As the Jurgens name spread across Europe, it took on various spellings, such as Jürgens, Juergens, and Jurgensen, reflecting regional linguistic variations. In the 16th century, a Danish astronomer named Jurgen Burrau made significant contributions to the study of comets and celestial mechanics. In the 18th century, a German composer named Jurgen Praetorius was known for his church music and organ compositions.

One of the most notable individuals with the Jurgens surname was the Dutch-born American businessman and philanthropist Thomas P. Jurgens (1856-1926), who made his fortune in the tobacco industry and later donated much of his wealth to educational and cultural institutions in the United States.

Other notable people with the Jurgens surname include the German writer and poet Alfred Jurgens (1887-1944), the Dutch painter and engraver Johannes Jurgens (1905-1995), and the American actress and singer Trina McGee-Jurgens (born 1975).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jurgens

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

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

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