Jensen
Jensen
260,000
Population
#1
Country Rank
0.0%
of Population
Danish Names
Culture
Origin & History
Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jens', the Danish form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning 'God is gracious'. Jens was one of the most common given names in medieval Denmark, making Jensen the single most frequent surname in the country. Like the other -sen surnames, it became hereditary under the Danish Name Act of 1828, which required fixed family names. Approximately 260,000 Danes bear this surname, representing about 4.4 percent of the population.