How common is the surname Jurgensen?

2,016 people in the United States had the surname Jurgensen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jurgensen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Jurgensen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jurgensen?

Sonny Jurgensen, American football player (1934-2026).

Where is the surname Jurgensen most common?

Wikidata records people named Jurgensen in the United States.

Is the surname Jurgensen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,914 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Jurgensen

A surname, carried by 2,016 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jurgensen is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,016 people named Jurgensen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,914.

#14,739

rank among US surnames

2,016

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,349)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,734	Elsner	2,017	153,072
#14,739	Siefert	2,016	153,148
#14,748	McCraney	2,015	153,224

Who is named Jurgensen

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

94% of people named Jurgensen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jurgensens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sonny Jurgensen
American football player (1934-2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jurgensen

Jurgensen has the Soundex code J625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J625.

Questions

How common is the surname Jurgensen?: 2,016 people in the United States had the surname Jurgensen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jurgensen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Jurgensen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jurgensen?: Sonny Jurgensen, American football player (1934-2026).
Where is the surname Jurgensen most common?: Wikidata records people named Jurgensen in the United States.
Is the surname Jurgensen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,914 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, up 5.3%.