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

Jurgenson, 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 Jurgenson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jurgenson in America

Jurgenson is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jurgenson surname appeared 212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jurgenson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jurgenson 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 Jurgenson

The surname Jurgenson originates from the Baltic region, with its roots traced back to medieval Lithuania and Latvia. It is believed to have derived from the Lithuanian given name Jurgis, which itself is a variant of the name George, derived from the Greek word "georgos," meaning farmer or earth-worker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jurgenson can be found in the 16th-century Lithuanian Chronicles, where a nobleman named Jonas Jurgenson is mentioned as a prominent figure in the court of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. This suggests that the name had already established itself among the Lithuanian nobility by that time.

In the 17th century, the Jurgenson name began to spread beyond the Baltic region, as many individuals bearing the surname migrated to other parts of Europe, particularly to Scandinavia and Russia. One notable example is the Swedish composer and music publisher Johan Jurgenson, who lived from 1808 to 1860 and played a significant role in the development of the Russian music industry.

The name Jurgenson has also been associated with various place names throughout the Baltic region. For instance, the village of Jurgionys in Lithuania was once known as Jurgenson, reflecting the influence of the surname in the area. Additionally, there are records of the name appearing in the Livonian Chronicles, which document the history of the Livonian Order in the region during the 13th and 14th centuries.

Some other notable individuals bearing the Jurgenson surname throughout history include:

1. Jurij Jurgenson (1808-1866), a Russian publisher and bookseller who founded the J. Jurgenson publishing house in Moscow.
2. Vasily Jurgenson (1818-1898), a Russian composer and pianist, son of Jurij Jurgenson.
3. Peter Jurgenson (1836-1904), a Russian publisher and bookseller, who took over the J. Jurgenson publishing house after his father's death.
4. Nikolai Jurgenson (1849-1910), a Russian painter and graphic artist, known for his landscape paintings and illustrations.
5. Sergei Jurgenson (1888-1968), a Russian-American engineer and inventor, best known for his work on the development of the modern helicopter.

The surname Jurgenson has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including nobility, artists, publishers, and inventors, across the Baltic region and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jurgenson

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

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

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