Jorgensen

Origine et histoire

Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jorgen', the Danish form of George, from the Greek Georgios, meaning 'farmer' or 'earthworker', derived from 'ge' (earth) and 'ergon' (work). Jorgen was a popular name in Denmark through veneration of Saint George, the dragon-slaying military martyr adopted as patron of chivalry across medieval Europe. The name is also common in Norway as Jorgensen and in Germany as Jurgensen. Approximately 140,000 Danes bear this surname.