Surname

Jörgensen

Jörgensen is a surname from Danish. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jörgensen comes from Danish.

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How it developed

From Danish Jørgensen.

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Jörgensen’s family of names

In German usage, Jörgensen as a surname has a related form in Jörg. In Icelandic usage, Jörgensen as a surname was borrowed from the Danish form Jørgensen. In German usage, Jörgensen as a surname has a related form in Jürgen.

Walk Jörgensen’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Danish

Jörgen

Jörgen is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in Swedish and Icelandic.

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Norwegian

Jonsen

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Danish

Johnsen

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Swedish

Jorgenson

Jorgenson is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Swedish.

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Danish

Joensen

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Danish

Jeppsen

Jeppsen is a surname from Danish.

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Norwegian

Ottesen

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Danish

Olesen

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Sibling ideas

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