# Jenson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jenson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Danish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,956 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,461 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,807 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (7,532 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Jensen, from Danish Jensen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jenson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jenson in the United States and France.

## People named Jenson

- Nicolas Jenson, 15th century French engraver, printer and type designer (1420–1480)
- Vicky Jenson, American animator (born 1960)
- Robert Jenson, American theologian (1930–2017)

## Similar surnames

Johnson, Jensen, Janson, Jonson, Jansson, Jeansonne, Jenkins, Jameson, Jamieson, Jemison, Jenkinson, Jenkin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.