How common is the surname Jenson?

7,956 people in the United States had the surname Jenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,807 Americans. It ranked 4,461st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jenson?

Nicolas Jenson, 15th century French engraver, printer and type designer (1420–1480), followed by Vicky Jenson.

Where is the surname Jenson most common?

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

Is the surname Jenson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,956 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Jenson also a first name?

Yes. Jenson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jenson

A Danish surname, carried by 7,956 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J525 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jenson is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

From Jensen, from Danish Jensen.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,956 people named Jenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,807 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,532.

#4,461

rank among US surnames

7,956

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,357)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,452	Earnest	7,968	38,748
#4,454	Nall	7,966	38,758
#4,455	Clanton	7,965	38,763
#4,456	Geyer	7,962	38,777
#4,457	Bounds	7,960	38,787
#4,458	Lundberg	7,958	38,797
#4,460	Bostick	7,957	38,802

Who is named Jenson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Jenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jensons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Notable Jensons come mostly from the United States (2) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jenson

Jenson has the Soundex code J525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J525.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jenson come from?: From Jensen, from Danish Jensen.
How common is the surname Jenson?: 7,956 people in the United States had the surname Jenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,807 Americans. It ranked 4,461st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jenson?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Jenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jenson?: Nicolas Jenson, 15th century French engraver, printer and type designer (1420–1480), followed by Vicky Jenson.
Where is the surname Jenson most common?: Wikidata records people named Jenson in the United States and France.
Is the surname Jenson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,956 in 2010, up 5.6%.
Is Jenson also a first name?: Yes. Jenson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.