Given name & surname
Jenssen
Jenssen is a surname. It is used in English and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Jenssen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Jens.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jenssen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 310 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jenssen’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Jenssen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Jens. In German usage, Jenssen as a surname has a related form in Jensen. In German usage, Jenssen as a surname has a related form in JENTZEN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.