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Origin
Meaning"Son of Jens"
Region of originScandinavia
Other names
Variant form(s)Johnson

Jensen is a Surname of Scandinavian origin.[1] Jensen literally means son of Jens. It is the most common surname in Denmark, where it is shared by about 5% of the population.[2] It is also very common in other Scandinavian countries such as Norway, where it is the ninth most common surname, but nevertheless shared by about 5% of the population. The name is also in use in the Faroe Islands.

There was no "Jensen family," merely a system of patronymics that was finally fixed in the 19th century at an arbitrary time, when the state bureaucracy required a more rational system; before that people took their name from their father's first name.[3]

List of persons with the surname

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Martin Jensen may refer to:

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  • Otto Jensen (1856–1918), Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician

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See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.houseofnames.com/Jensen-family-crest/German
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-11-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988), pp. xxxv & 282-83.
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