Jørgensen

'Son of Jørgen', the Danish George, from the Greek Georgios, 'farmer, earth-worker'. The dragon-slaying saint, in a Danish coat. Jørgen was the Danish George, Saint George the dragon-slayer, much honoured in the north, and Jørgensen its common son.

Jørgensen is a Danish surname; its home on this atlas is Danish, where the historical territory and family record of the name are concentrated. Scandinavia long shared its naming customs, so the name's close cognates appear across Denmark, Norway and Sweden; the record documented here follows the Danish line.

Jørgen was the Danish George, Saint George the dragon-slayer, much honoured in the north, and Jørgensen its common son. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Jørgensen name took its modern form within that long settlement.

Son of Jørgen, the Danish George. Jørgen was the Danish George, Saint George the dragon-slayer, much honoured in the north, and Jørgensen its common son.

There is no single coat of arms that belongs to everyone named Jørgensen. Heraldic arms were granted to individuals and descend through specific documented lines, so a "family crest" matched to a surname alone is decorative rather than genealogical.

Yes. Jorgensen is a historical spelling variant of the Jørgensen name. The two share the same lineage and family affiliation; different parishes, clerks and migration registrars recorded the same name in slightly different forms, and the variant spellings sit on the same family tree.

Yes. Joergensen is a historical spelling variant of the Jørgensen name. The two share the same lineage and family affiliation; different parishes, clerks and migration registrars recorded the same name in slightly different forms, and the variant spellings sit on the same family tree.

Danish is the primary historical home of the Jørgensen surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same Danish origin recorded on this page.

The Clan Rising page for the Jørgensen family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of Danish so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

The seat for the head of the Jørgensen family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.