How Many People Have the Last Name Jensen?
people had the surname Jensen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,550 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+3,347 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Jensen (94%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Jensen ranks #193. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Jensen grew from 112,332 people in 2000 to 115,679 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #244 to #265. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 41.64 to 39.22 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 112,332 | 115,679 |
| Rank | #244 | #265 |
| Per 100,000 people | 41.64 | 39.22 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Jensen
| Rank | Surname | People in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| #262 | Bishop | 116,618 |
| #263 | Montgomery | 115,953 |
| #264 | Oliver | 115,900 |
| #265 | Jensen | 115,679 |
| #266 | Harvey | 115,662 |
| #267 | Williamson | 114,959 |
| #268 | Gilbert | 114,940 |
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Jensen: J525
👤 Jensen as a First Name
Jensen is a first name too: about 20,040 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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