Jung surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Jung surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 17,395 people carried this name — #1,896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,500 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 5,250 people named Jung.

181 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 181
Bas-Rhin 2,059
Moselle 1,760
Haut-Rhin 333
Paris 276
Meurthe-et-Moselle 85
Marne 40
Ardennes 39
Nord 26

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,097 people named Jung live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where they live today

Zurich 501
St. Gallen 409
Lucerne 203
Bern 152
Thurgau 137
Aargau 135
Vaud 79
Basel-Stadt 78

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 Poland’s population register

1,724 people named Jung have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,356 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 213
Masovian 204
Lublin 202
Lower Silesian 147
Pomeranian 139
Silesian 125
Opole 113
West Pomeranian 108

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 58 people named Jung live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 22
Brussels-Capital 15
Flemish Brabant 11
Antwerp 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Jung in American newspapers,
1890–1951.

Newspaper page from Daily Yellowstone Journal carrying the name Jung
Daily Yellowstone Journal 1890-02-25
Newspaper page from The Lafayette Advertiser carrying the name Jung
The Lafayette Advertiser 1912-03-22
Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Jung
The Producers News 1930-08-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 185,352 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Jung,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joachim Jungius
    Joachim Jungius 1587–1657 · naturalist
  • Georg Conrad Jung
    Georg Conrad Jung 1612–1691 · printer
  • Safdar Jang
    Safdar Jang 1708–1754 · politician
  • André Jung
    André Jung 1793–1863 · librarian
  • Karl Gustav Jung
    Karl Gustav Jung 1794–1864 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 140 lives in all are documented under this name.

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