Jorgensen
Jorgensen is a Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Jørgen," the Danish and Norwegian form of George.
Common in Denmark and among Americans of Danish descent: The Jorgensens moved to Minnesota in the 1880s.
Also spelled Jørgensen or Jurgensen.
Name from father's name
Nielsen · Larsen · Olsen · Madsen · Andersen · Schmidt · Johansson · Carlsen
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
pedigree · bloodline · roots · heritage · kinship · generations · emigration · records
patronymic
Name from father's name
Hansen · Nielsen · Larsen · Olsen · Madsen · Andersen · Schmidt · Johansson · Carlsen
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
ancestors · pedigree · bloodline · roots · heritage · kinship · generations · emigration · records · census
Denmark
Scandinavian constitutional monarchy
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- NordicOf northern Europe
Viking · Copenhagen · Oslo · fjord · hygge · smorgasbord · lefse · midsummer · Lutheran · saga