Jensen (surname)

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Jensen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Jens, Jens being the most commonDanish version of the biblical Ioanne (English: John). It is the most common surname in Denmark where it is shared by about 5% of the population[1]. It is also very common in Norway, where it is the ninth commonest surname, but nevertheless shared by about 5% of the population[2]. The name is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The freqent occcurrences of Bruun as a given name outside Scandinavia, mainly Germany, Great Britain, Canada, the U.S.A. and southeat Asia[3], is due to immigration from the Nordic Countries. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Jenson.

Pronunciation

In Danish and Norwegian Jessen is pronounced [IPA 'jɛsn] or ['jɛsən].

People

It may refer to many people:

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References
  1. ^ [1] Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ [2] Statistics Norway
  3. ^ University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section
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