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Jørgen
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Usage
Old Danish
Norwegian
Danish
Greenlandic
Faroese
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Origin and Meaning
Danish and Norwegian spelling of Jörgen [1] [2]
Related Names
See Jörgen
Patronyms [What's That?]
Male
| Jørgensen |
|
| Jørgenson |
|
| Jørgenssen |
|
| Jørgensson |
|
| Jørgenssøn |
|
| Jørgensøn |
|
Female
| Jørgendatter |
|
| Jørgensdatter |
|
| Jørgensdóttir |
|
Grammar
| - Danish |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Jørgen |
| Genitive: | Jørgens |
| - Faroese |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Jørgen |
| Accusative: | Jørgen |
| Dative: | Jørgeni |
| Genitive: | Jørgens |
| - Norwegian |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Jørgen |
| Genitive: | Jørgens |
Name Day
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23 April |
Further Information
Earliest Documented Usage
- Norway:
- 14th century [3]
- Denmark:
- 15th century [3]
- A name mentioned in Danmarks gamle Folkeviser
Strongest Period of Usage
- Norway:
- Denmark:
- Top 4 in the 17th century in Nakskov [4]
- Top 5 in the 17th century in Sjælland [4]
- Top 9 in the 17th century in Fyn [4]
- Top 11 in the 17th century in Sydvestjylland [4]
- Top 12 in the 17th century in København [4]
- 1930-1949 [1]
Predominant Regional Usage
Namesakes
- Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb (6 July 1767 - 24 May 1820), Faroese lawyer, Faroese løgmaður (1805-1816)
- Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813 – 27 March 1882), Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet and author
- Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (3 February 1848 – 21 August 1922), Norwegian politician, former Prime Minister of Norway (1907-1908)
- Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (5 December 1947 – 24 July 2017), Norwegian politician
Statistics
Name Count per Country (What's this?)
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| Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
| Denmark[5] |
  |
30071 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
30071 | n.a. |
| Greenland[6] |
  |
335 | 1266 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
 Sweden[7] |
 |
63 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 86 |
 Finland[8] |
 |
n.a. |
58 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
58 |
| Norway[9] |
|
10967 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10967 | n.a. |
| #: count of main first name only | |||||||
| &: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
| Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
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Recent Statistics Trend
Sources: Top List Ranking
Sources: [10]
Norwegian Historic Statistics Trend
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gulbrand Alhaug: 10 001 navn - Norsk fornavnleksikon (2011)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Navnemode og modenavne (1993)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Digi- ja Väestötietovirasto, Digital and Population Data Services Agency, https://nimipalvelu.dvv.fi
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ details see Name Statistic tables