Jorgensen or Joergensen (original spelling: Jørgensen , Danish pronunciation: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩] Danish -Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jørgen" (Danish version of the Greek Γεώργιος (geōrgios) , cf. English George ).
In 2009, Jørgensen was the tenth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.8% of the population.[ 1] [ 2] Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jorgensen or Jorgenson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules . Similarly, mass media in English often render Jørgensen as Jorgensen.
Notable people with the surname Jorgensen or Jørgensen include:
Arndt Jorgens (born Arndt Jørgensen; 1905–1980), Norwegian-American baseball playerAdolf Ditlev Jørgensen (1840–1897), Danish historianAlbert N. Jorgensen (1899–1978), American academic administratorAndy Jorgensen (born 1967), American politician, Wisconsin State AssemblyAnker Jørgensen (1922–2016), Danish politician, prime minister three times in the 1970sAnn Eleonora Jørgensen (born 1965), Danish actressAstrid Jorgensen , New Zealand-Australian vocalist, conductor and composerBen Jorgensen , American singer and guitaristBertha Jorgensen (1904–1999), Australian violinist and concertmasterBill Jorgensen (1927–?), American television anchorC.V. Jørgensen (born 1950), Danish rock musician and songwriterCharlotte Jørgensen (born 1972), Danish ballroom dancerChristine Jorgensen (1926–1989), American transgender womanClaus Jørgensen (born 1974), Danish race walkerClaus Bech Jørgensen (born 1976), Faroese footballer and coachDanny Jorgensen (born 1951), American professor of religious studiesDan Jørgensen (born 1975), Danish politicianDaniel Jorgensen (disambiguation) , several peopleDick Jorgensen (1934–1990), American football officialEjler Andreas Jorgensen (1838–1876), Danish artistEllen Jørgensen (1877–1948), Danish historianEmil Jørgensen (1882–1947), Danish footballerEmil Peter Jørgensen (born 1995), Danish footballerErik M. Jorgensen , American biologistGeir Hansteen Jörgensen (born 1968), Swedish television and film directorGwen Jorgensen (born 1986) American professional triathleteIan Jorgensen , New Zealand music promoter and photographerJanel Jorgensen (born 1971), American swimmerJan Ø. Jørgensen (born 1987), Danish badminton playerJeffrey Preston Jorgensen (born 1964), American businessman (most widely known as Jeff Bezos), founder, CEO, and president of Amazon.comJim Jorgensen (born 1948), American businessmanJo Jorgensen (born 1957), American politicianJohannes Jorgensen (1866–1956), Danish religious writerJørgen Jørgensen (1780–1841), Danish adventurerJoseph Jorgensen (1844–1888), American politicianKenneth Jørgensen (born 1976), Danish handballerKenneth Jørgensen (curler) (born 1984), Danish curlerKarina Jørgensen (born 1988), Danish badminton playerLars Jorgensen (born 1970), American swimmer and college coachLars Fruergaard Jørgensen (born 1966), Danish businessmanLine Jørgensen (born 1989), Danish handball playerMartin Jørgensen (born 1975), Danish football (soccer) playerMathias Jørgensen (born 1990), Danish football player, nicknamed Zanka Mikael Jorgensen (born 1972), American keyboardist for WilcoMike Jorgensen (born 1948), American baseball playerNicolai Jørgensen (born 1991), Danish footballerNils Jørgensen (1911–1996), Norwegian fencerOluf Kavlie-Jørgensen (1902–1984), Norwegian chess playerPaul Jorgensen , South African advocatePete Jorgensen (born 1935), American politicianPeter Jörgensen (1870–1937), entomologistRichard A. Jorgensen (born 1951), American molecular geneticistSophus Mads Jørgensen (1837–1914), Danish chemistSpider Jorgensen (1919–2003), American baseball playerSven Erik Jørgensen (1934–2016), Danish environmental engineerTage Jørgensen (1918–1999), Danish fencerTor Berger Jørgensen (born 1945), Norwegian Lutheran bishopTroels Jørgensen , mathematicianWagner Jorgensen (1913–1977), American football playerWilliam Kvist Jørgensen (born 1985), Danish football playerWilliam L. Jorgensen (born 1949), American chemist