Jens is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jens
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jens

How popular is Jens?

Jens is common in United States.

Jens is ranked 73160 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jens bearers increased by 4.716981 per cent in 2010 US census to 777 since 2000, the surname slipped by 292 spots and ranked at 30165. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.69 95.55
Hispanic or Latino 3.09 1.48
Others 1.29 1.08
Black 0.77 0
Jens is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 6103 people have been found who wears Jens as their family name. Jens is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
3,712 Iceland10
95,557 Czech Republic6
607,991 Indonesia5
16,605 Austria3
24,269 Peru2
18,718 Thailand2
219,873 France2
21,529 Singapore2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
28,365 Kenya1
56,169 Mexico1
153,416 Italy1
17,768 Pakistan1
1,253 Burundi1
2,374 Bermuda1
37,779 Serbia1
4,171 Rwanda1
38,841 Scotland1
444 Faroe Islands1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
40,340 Malaysia1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
23,537 Switzerland45
21,712 Sweden44
107,506 England27
21,268 New Zealand21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,698 Norway79
56,973 South Africa73
35,454 Australia61
222,906 India59
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Jens:
1,505 Denmark379
8,471 Netherlands332
49,962 Brazil207
28,734 Poland191
Countries with thousands of Jens:
2,498 Germany3,362
28,240 United States1,067
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Meredith Jens was 41 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 7, 1849 with Maid Mrs Jens. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Arrick from Liverpool.

From Italy

Comasso Jens was 32 years old when he migrated to USA on March 2, 1874. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took Franklin from Antwerp.

Jens Namesakes

  • Aage Rou Jensen, Soccer player
  • Svend Aage Jensby, Danish Politician
  • Steve Jensen, Ice hockey player
  • Martina Adamsson Jensen, Handball Player
  • Agnethe Sophie Buus Jensen, Film producer
  • Thomas A.G. Jensen, Singer
  • Bernt-Aksel Jensen, Politician
  • Alberte Winding / Jens Lysdal, Musical Artist
  • Alenka Jensterle Doležal, Author
  • Hanne Skak Jensen, Tennis player
  • In 0 action, animation flick, Sangokushi Legends, Chris Jens played Wen Yang and Cao Pi.

Related Family Names: