Jepsen is used as a family name or surname in Norway, Denmark. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jepsen
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Norway, Denmark
Meaning:

The son of Jep, a pet form of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Lastname is form of the Jacoby. Descendant of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Jepsen is the form of the Jacobsen. The son of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

The variation of the Jakob. Descendant of Jakob meaning "the supplanter".

Family name Jepsen is a variation of the Jacobson. See Jacob - The first occurrence of this baptismal name in England, is probably in Domesday. It is now very common as a surname, especially in Jewish families.

How popular is Jepsen?

Jepsen is common in Denmark, United States, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand.

Jepsen is ranked 37397 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jepsen bearers increased by 1.99 per cent in 2010 US census to 2772 since 2000, the surname slipped by 604 spots and ranked at 11377. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.52 95.95
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.77
Others 1.26 1.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.94 0.92
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0
Black 0.25 0
Jepsen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Denmark which signifies its Denmark provenence. Around 14087 people have been found who wears Jepsen as their family name. Jepsen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Jepsen:
46 Denmark7,735
9,828 United States4,154
Countries with hundreds of Jepsen:
10,810 Germany941
11,756 Australia258
3,650 Sweden210
24,080 Canada145
6,796 New Zealand112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,183 Norway90
46,871 Argentina63
47,923 England59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
114,769 Brazil50
233 Greenland32
50,501 Netherlands30
15,367 Chile27
10,794 Estonia23
8,707 Ireland21
33,097 Switzerland18
13,856 Singapore17
352,754 Thailand15
98,267 Cameroon11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
86,878 Spain8
493,300 Russia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Tailor J.H. Jepsen from Germany aboard the Donau from Hamburg. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on August 24, 1853. Seamstress Char.Anna Jepsen, Lenert Jepsen, aged 40, Chr. Jepsen, Joh. Jepsen (21) Farmer, H. Jepsen (23) Merchant, Tailor Mathias Jepsen, Catharina Jepsen (65) Farmer, Soeren Jepsen, aged 69, Hedwig Jepsen (59), Farmer Peter Jepsen, Farmer Magdalene Jepsen, and 195 other Jepsen around 55.36% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and joiner, laborer, mason, lithographer, servant, locksmith migrated to US from Hamburg, Hamburg & Southampton, St. Thomas and Bremen.

Jepsen Namesakes

  • Maria Jepsen, bishop of Hamburg
  • Roger Jepsen, American politician from the state of Iowa
  • Mary Lou Jepsen, technical executive and inventor
  • Allan K. Jepsen, Danish former professional football player
  • Les Jepsen, retired American professional basketball player
  • Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress

Jepsen Namesakes

  • Maria Jepsen, bishop of Hamburg
  • Roger Jepsen, American politician from the state of Iowa
  • Mary Lou Jepsen, technical executive and inventor
  • Allan K. Jepsen, Danish former professional football player
  • Les Jepsen, retired American professional basketball player
  • Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress

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