Explore the Family Name Jergenson

The meaning of Jergenson

Americanized form of Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen and North German Jörgensen (see Jorgensen), of the much less common Swedish cognate Jörgensson (compare Jorgenson), and possibly also of German Jürgensen (see Jurgensen). Compare Jergensen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert.

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How common is the last name Jergenson in the United States?

The surname Jergenson, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 51,233rd in popularity but dropped to 56,836th by 2010, a decline of nearly 11 percent. The count of people with the Jergenson surname also fell during this period from 382 to 359, representing a reduction of just over 6 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Jergenson per 100,000 decreased by approximately 14.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#56,836	-10.94%
Count	382	359	-6.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jergenson

Turning to the ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Jergenson, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. In 2000, nearly 99 percent of individuals with this last name identified as White, although this proportion declined slightly to 97.21 percent by 2010. There were no records of Jergensons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. However, by 2010, a small proportion (1.95 percent) identified as Hispanic. No data was available for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.95%	97.21%	-1.76%
Hispanic	0%	1.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%