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The jensen Surname

jensen Name Meaning and History

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a reduced form of Johannes (see John). This is Denmark’s most frequent surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The jensen name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the jensen family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of jensen Families in the US in 1920
Number of jensen families
 654-1305
 219-653		 1-218
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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