Juergens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark

The surname Juergens 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.'

Juergens 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.

Juergens Ranking

In the United States, the name Juergens is the 14,285^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Juergens migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Juergens Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Juergens, who landed in Long Island in 1781 2

Juergens Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Juergens, who arrived in Texas in 1844 2
Louis Juergens, who arrived in St Clair County, III in 1861 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Juergens (post 1700) +

Urban R. Juergens, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952 3
John H. T. Juergens, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Ohio State House of Representatives from Stark County, 1897 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html