Show ContentsJurgen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Jurgen is derived from the personal name Jörge or its diminutive form, Jörgen. These are both derived from the same root as the name George, which in turn comes from the Greek name "Georgios," which means 'farmer.' The suffix -son and its variants are translatable as 'son of.'

Jurgen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jirgesen, Jirgeson, Jirgessen, Jirgesson, Jirgensen, Jirgenson, Jirgenssen, Jirgensson, Jírgesen, Jírgeson, Jírgessen, Jírgesson, Jírgensen, Jírgenson, Jírgenssen, Jírgensson, Jorgesen, Jorgeson, Jorgessen, Jorgesson, Jorgensen, Jorgenson, Jorgenssen, Jorgensson, Jörgesen, Jörgeson, Jörgessen, Jörgesson, Jörgensen, Jörgenson, Jörgenssen, Jörgensson, Juergesen, Juergeson, Juergessen, Juergesson, Juergensen, Juergenson, Juergenssen, Juergensson, Jurgesen, Jurgeson, Jurgessen, Jurgesson, Jurgensen, Jurgenson, Jurgenssen and many more.


United States Jurgen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jurgen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elis Jurgen, who landed in America in 1844 1
  • G H Jurgen, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Jurgen (post 1700) +

  • Hans Jurgen Eysenck (b. 1916), German/British psychologist
  • Petrus Jurgen Visser (b. 1989), South African rugby union footballer
  • Jurgen Van den Broeck (b. 1983), Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017
  • Jurgen Van De Walle (b. 1977), Belgian road cyclist
  • Jurgen Ruesch (1910-1995), Italian-born, American psychiatrist
  • Jurgen Cavens (b. 1978), Belgian footballer
  • Jurgen Gothe, prominent Canadian journalist, author, and CBC radio host
  • Jurgen H. L. Lorentzen, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1921; Palermo, 1924 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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