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Region of origin | Denmark, Norway |
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Variant form(s) | Jenson |
Jensen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname derived from the given name Jens (given name)
There was no "Jensen family", merely a system of patronymics that was finally fixed in the 19th century at an arbitrary time, when the state bureaucracy required family names; before that people took their name from their father's first name.[1]
List of persons with the surname
[edit]A
[edit]- Adolf Jensen (1837–1879), composer
- Al Jensen (born 1958)
- Anabel Jensen, American educator and author
- Anders Thomas Jensen (born 1972)
- Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 1951)
- Arthur Jensen (actor) (1897–1981)
- Arthur Jensen (1923–2012)
- Ashley Jensen (born 1969), British actress
- Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
B
[edit]- Barry Jensen (born 1954), rugby league footballer
- Benjamin Jensen (born 1975)
- Betty Lou Jensen
- Bhumi Jensen (1983–2004)
- Bjarne Jensen (umpire) (born 1958), Danish cricket umpire
- Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 1960)
- Brian Jensen (footballer born 1968), Danish football defender
- Brian Jensen (footballer born 1975), Danish football goalkeeper
C
[edit]- Captain C. W. Jensen, American policeman
- Carsten Jensen (born 1952)
- Christian Jensen (disambiguation)
- Christoffer Jensen
- Claus Jensen (born 1977)
- Cole Jensen (born 2001)
- Cornelius Jensen (1814–1886), sea captain and politician
- Curtis Jensen (born 1990), American shot put thrower
D
[edit]- Daniel Jensen (born 1979), Danish footballer
- David Jensen (born 1982), American investment advisor
- Darren Jensen (born 1960)
- David Jensen (born 1950)
- David A. Jensen (born 1965)
- Debra Jensen (born 1958)
- Dennis Jensen (born 1962)
- Derrick Jensen (born 1960)
- Dick Jensen (1942–2006) Hawaiian entertainer
- Ditte Jensen (born 1980)
- Doron Jensen (born 1958), American restaurateur
- Dorte Juul Jensen
- Dwight Jensen
E
[edit]- Egon Jensen (politician) (1928–1985), Danish politician.
- Eirik Jensen (born 1957), Norwegian drug trafficker and former policeman
- Elaine Jensen (born 1955)
- Elín Metta Jensen (born 1995) Icelandic footballer
- Elwood V. Jensen (1920–2012), American biologist
- Eric Jensen (disambiguation), several people
- Erik Jensen (disambiguation), several people
- Erik Flensted-Jensen (1908–1993)
- Eugen Jensen (1871–1957)
- Eulalie Jensen (1884–1952)
- Eva Skafte Jensen (born 1966), Danish linguist
F
[edit]- Frank Jensen (born 1961)
G
[edit]- Georg Jensen (1866–1935), Danish silversmith
- Gurli Vibe Jensen (1924–2016), Danish missionary, priest and writer
- Gyde Jensen (born 1989), German politician
H
[edit]- J. Hans D. Jensen (1907–1973)
- Hayley Jensen (born 1983)
- Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen, known as Elvira Madigan
- Heidi Jensen (born 1966), Danish retired middle-distance runner
- Heike Jensen (born 1965), German volleyball player
- Helene Jensen, Danish curler
- Henning Munk Jensen (born 1947)
- Henrik Wann Jensen (born 1970)
I
[edit]- Ingrid Jensen (born 1966)
J
[edit]- Jackie Jensen (1927–1982)
- Jacob Jensen
- James A. Jensen (1918–1998)
- Jan Krogh Jensen (1958–1996), Danish gangster
- Jane Jensen (born 1963)
- Jane Jensen (cricketer)
- Jane Jensen (musician) (born 1968)
- Jay E. Jensen (born 1942)
- Jeffrey Jensen (born 1965/1966)
- Jens Jensen (politician) (1865–1936)
- Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951)
- Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956)
- Jesper B. Jensen (born 1977), speedway rider
- Jim Jensen (disambiguation), several people
- Joakim Jensen, Norwegian ice hockey player
- Joanna Jensen (born 1970), British businesswoman
- Johan Jensen (1898–1983), Danish boxer
- Johan Jensen (1859–1925), Danish mathematician
- Johannes Jensen (aviator) (1898–1978), flying ace
- Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
- John Jensen (disambiguation), several people, also Jon Jensen, Jonathan Jensen and Johnny Jensen
- Jorgen Arendt Jensen, Danish engineer
- Jørgen Jensen (1944–2009)
- Jørgen Christian Jensen
- Judy Jensen (born 1953)
K
[edit]- Karen Jensen (born 1944), American actress
- Karolina Jensen (born 2003), Danish curler
- Kirsa Jensen, New Zealand girl who disappeared in 1983
- Kirsten Jensen (curler) (born 1952), Danish curler and coach
- Klavs F. Jensen (born 1952), chemical engineer
- Kris Jensen (born 1942), musician
L
[edit]- Larsen Jensen (born 1985)
- Lasse Jensen, professor of chemistry
- Leland Jensen (1914–1996)
- Leslie Jensen (1892–1964)
- Louise Jensen (1971–1994), Danish murder victim
- Luke Jensen (born 1966), American tennis player
M
[edit]- Marcus Jensen (born 1972), American baseball player and coach
- Maren Jensen (born 1956), American model and actress
- Marie-Louise Jensen (born 1964), English author
- Mark Jensen (born 1976), American football player
- Marlin K. Jensen (born 1942), LDS church historian
- Martin Jensen (disambiguation), several people
- Merrill Jensen (1905–1980), American historian
- Michael C. Jensen (born 1939), economist
- Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 1992), speedway rider
- Mikkel Jensen (footballer born 1977)
- Morten Jensen (disambiguation)
- Murphy Jensen (born 1968)
N
[edit]- Nash Jensen (born 1999), American football player
- Nicklas Jensen (born 1993), Danish ice hockey player
- Niclas Jensen (born 1974), Danish footballer and football agent
- Nicolaj Jensen (born 1994), gamer
- Niels Peter Jensen (1802–1846), Danish composer and musician
- Nils Riddervold Jensen (1863–1938), Norwegian politician
O
[edit]- Olivia Lubis Jensen (born 1993), Indonesian actress and model
- Otto Jensen (bishop) (1856–1918), Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician
P
[edit]- Patrik Jensen (born 1969), Swedish guitarist
- Paul Hilmar Jenson (1930–2004), Norwegian philatelist
- Peter Jensen (bishop) (born 1943), Australian Anglican theologian and academic
- Peter Skov-Jensen (born 1971), Danish footballer and goalkeeper
- Phillip Jensen, Australian Anglican cleric
- Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen (born 1981), American pianist
- Poul Jensen (footballer born 1899) (1899–1991), Danish footballer
- Poul Jensen (footballer born 1934) (1934–2000), Danish footballer
R
[edit]- Rasmus Jensen (priest) (died 1620), Danish Lutheran priest
- Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider) (born 1993), Danish motorcycle rider
- Richard A. Jensen (1934–2014), American theologian
- Richard J. Jensen (born 1941), American historian
- Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian footballer
- Robert C. Jensen (1928–2011), American farmer and politician
- Robert W. Jensen (born 1958), American professor of journalism and activist
- Robert Jensen (television personality), Dutch DJ
- Rod Jensen (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
- Roger Jensen (1933–2001), American photographer
- Ronald Björn Jensen (born 1936), American mathematician
- Roy C. Jensen (1909–2011), American farmer and politician
- Ryan Jensen (born 1991), NFL player
S
[edit]- Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician) (born 1954), American politician
- Scott Jensen (Wisconsin politician) (born 1960), American politician
- Shelley Jensen, American television director and producer
- Sirikitiya Jensen (born 1985), Thai royal
- Siv Jensen (born 1969), leader of the Norwegian Progress Party
- Søren Gade Jensen (born 1963), Danish politician and Defence Minister
- Sririta Jensen (born 1981), Thai model and actress
- Steve Jensen (1955–2022), ice hockey player
T
[edit]- Thit Jensen (1876–1957), Danish writer
- Thomas Jensen (1898–1963), Danish orchestra conductor
- Tine Jensen (born 1957), Norwegian psychologist
- Todd Jensen, American bass guitarist
- Tomas Villum Jensen (born 1971), Danish actor and film director
U
[edit]- Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941–2022), Danish minister of foreign affairs
V
[edit]- Vernon K. Jensen (1912–1982), American veterinarian and politician
- Viggo Jensen (disambiguation), several people
- Viktor Jensen (born 1987), Icelandic/British race car driver
W
[edit]- Whitney Jensen (born 1992), American ballet dancer
- Wilhelm Jensen (1837–1911), German writer and poet
- Woody Jensen (1907–2001), American college baseball coach
Fictional characters
[edit]- Clay Jensen, a character in the novel and series 13 Reasons Why
- Adam Jensen, a character in the video game series Deus Ex
- Molly Jensen, lead female character played by Demi Moore in the 1990 film Ghost
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988), pp. xxxv & 282-83.