The Jurgens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,235 people carried this name — #9,969 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,173 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
100 people named Jurgens 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 72 people named Jurgens live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Jurgens.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
24 people named Jurgens have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 48 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Jurgens 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
37 people named Jurgens is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jurgens in American newspapers,
1895–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,321 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jurgens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoon Jurgens 1805–1880 · merchant -
Johannes Jurgens 1807–1887 · merchant -
Arnold Jurgens 1842–1912 · businessperson -
Arnold Jurgens 1842–1912 · businessperson -
Antonius Johannes Jurgens 1867–1945 · businessperson -
Jan Arnold Jurgens 1835–1913 · director
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jurgens.
- Jupiter 836 · U.S. census
- Jurado 9,309 · U.S. census
- Juran 520 · U.S. census
- Jurczyk 504 · U.S. census
- Jure 147 · U.S. census
- Jurek 2,370 · U.S. census
- Jurin 181 · U.S. census
- Jurkiewicz 792 · U.S. census
- Jurkowski 973 · U.S. census
- Jurus 118 · U.S. census
- Jury 2,193 · U.S. census
- Jussaume 182 · U.S. census
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