Given name & surname · also Danish

Jorgenson

Jorgenson is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Swedish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jorgenson comes from Danish, and ultimately from Swedish.

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How it developed

In English usage, Jorgenson as a surname developed from Jörgensson.

Jorgenson’s family of names

In English usage, Jorgenson as a surname developed from the Swedish form Jörgensson.

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

Similar names

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Swedish

Johansson

Johansson is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English and Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Swedish

Jonasson

Jonasson is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English, Swedish, and Norwegian Bokmål.

No U.S. birth series

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Danish

Jörgensen

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

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German

Jorgensen

Jorgensen is a surname from Danish, ultimately from German.

No U.S. birth series

22% boys · 78% girls

Swedish

Jakobsson

“son of Jakob”

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Swedish

Jacobsson

“son of Jacob”

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Danish

Jörgen

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

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Swedish

Okeson

Okeson is a surname from Swedish.

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Sibling ideas

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