The Jorgenson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,551 people carried this name — #4,698 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 7,150 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jorgenson surname

Americanized from Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen, north German Jörgensen; see Jorgensen. Less commonly a form of Swedish Jörgensson, Jörgenson, of the same meaning.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jorgenson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Jorgenson in American newspapers,
1876–1930.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Jorgenson
Evening Star 1930-10-19
Newspaper page from The People's Advocate carrying the name Jorgenson
The People's Advocate 1876-07-15
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Jorgenson
The Washington Daily News 1928-08-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,588 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jorgenson in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

4,087 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jorgenson. The most, 803, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,233
Victoria 962
New South Wales 862
Western Australia 534
Tasmania 273
South Australia 157
ACT (Canberra) 55
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jorgenson.

Who carried it

People named Jorgenson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Barbara Jorgenson d. 2010
  • Muriel Constance Lilian Jorgenson d. 2010
  • Hans Jorgenson 1849– · politician
  • Robin Jorgenson 1894–1987 · politician
  • Theodore Jorgenson 1894–1971 · translator
  • Theodore Jorgenson 1894–1971 · translator

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jorgenson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States614 records

614 records of the Jorgenson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 196
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 144
  • Other U.S. records 274
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harris A. Jorgenson

    Born 1919 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Wausau; serviceman from Douglas County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Petra Jorgenson

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Lucania from Liverpool, aged 23; housekeeper. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerome David Jorgenson

    Born 1949; from Fairmont, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 614 records for Jorgenson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia131 records

131 records of the Jorgenson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 99
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Other Australian records 16
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jorgen Jorgenson

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Woodman, sailing from London in 1825.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julius Jorgenson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the El Dorado, aged 36.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carl A. Jorgenson

    Retired of Toorak, Victoria; died 1961.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 131 records for Jorgenson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada41 records

41 records of the Jorgenson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 11
  • Other Canadian records 19
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norman Theodore Jorgenson

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Jorgenson

    Died 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Maurice Jorgenson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 41 records for Jorgenson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands23 records

23 records of the Jorgenson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 21
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mari Ann Julia Jorgenson

    Married in 1872 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Carel Niels Victor Jörgenson

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1870 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johs Abraham Jorgenson

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1852 in Amstm.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Jorgenson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Jorgenson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. R. Jorgenson

    Captain. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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