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Jensen
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English
en <dab!>
Etymology
en :bor da:Jensen + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛnsən/
Proper noun
s
en Danish < patronymics of en da - or en no - origin.
en unisex surnames.
en male surnames.
en female surnames.
Derived terms
en Jensen Beach Jensen's alpha Jensen's device Jensen's inequality Jensenism
Related terms
en Jenson
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Jensen is the 265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 115,679 individuals. Sherwood is most common among White (93.97%) individuals.
Further reading
en Jensen (given name)
en Jensen (surname)
Anagrams
en eejnns Jennes
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Jens sen.
Pronunciation
da /jɛnsən/ [ˈjɛnsn̩]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da The most common patronymics in Denmark
Related terms
da Hansen
da Johansen
Faroese
Etymology
From fo da Jensen.
Pronunciation
fo /ˈjɛn̥sɛnː/
Proper noun
fo proper noun
fo
Icelandic
Etymology
is da Jensen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
is proper noun
is
Declension
is proper noun
Norwegian Bokmål
Jensen (surname),no:Jensen
Alternative forms
nb Jenssen
Etymology
From nb Jens sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Jens”. The given name nb Jens is the Danish form of nb Johannes.
Compare da Jensen, sv Jensen, de Jensen and en Jenson patronymic surname.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈjɛn.sən/
nb ɛnsən 2
nb Jenssen
nb Jen sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Jens”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Jensen was the ninth-most common surname in Norway, borne by 21,253 people, as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Jens – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Jensen Family History” at FamilySearch.