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Surname

Jensen

Female form: Jensenová

36 Bearers
37825. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname derived from a given name.

Origin: from a given name

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 17 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Jensen — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 11
2 Jihomoravský kraj 6
3 Olomoucký kraj 4
4 Ústecký kraj 3
5 Středočeský kraj 3
6 Plzeňský kraj 3
7 Moravskoslezský kraj 2
8 Kraj Vysočina 2
9 Liberecký kraj 1
10 Karlovarský kraj 1
Total CZ36
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 11
2 Brno 6
3 Teplice 2
4 Třebíč 2
5 Karviná 2
6 Litovel 2
7 Kolín 1
8 Mladá Boleslav 1
9 Říčany 1
10 Klatovy 1
11 Sušice 1
12 Plzeň 1
13 Kraslice 1
14 Louny 1
15 Frýdlant 1
16 Olomouc 1
17 Jeseník 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011