The Jorgensen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 19,906 people carried this name — #1,650 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,600 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
85 people named Jorgensen live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Jorgensen.
Most of them — 39 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Jorgensen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 39 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Jorgensen in American newspapers,
1883–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 51,216 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jorgensen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jack Jorgensen 1843–1893 · soldier -
Joseph Jorgensen 1844–1888 · politician -
Hulda Marshall 1860–1938 · artist -
Louise Jorgensen 1896–1995 -
Frank Jorgensen 1902–1995 · Australian rules football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 117 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jorgensen.
- Jorda 246 · U.S. census
- Jordan 197,212 · U.S. census
- Jordi 122 · U.S. census
- Jordy 224 · U.S. census
- Jore 262 · U.S. census
- Jorge 4,855 · U.S. census
- Joris 167 · U.S. census
- Jorquera 137 · U.S. census
- Jory 499 · U.S. census
- Jose 7,389 · U.S. census
- Joseph 80,030 · U.S. census
- Joslin 6,803 · U.S. census
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