Jensen Family History
Jensen Name Meaning
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.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Jensen
Name Distribution of Jensen Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Jensen families
 654 - 1,305  219 - 653 |
 1 - 218  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jensen families
|
38 - 74 13 - 37 |
1 - 12 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Jensen families
|
7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Jensen census records
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Jensen Family Origin
Jensen Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Jensen
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Jensen Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Jensen census records
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Jensen Civil War Service Records
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