How common is the last name Jensen?

114,314 people in the United States have the last name Jensen, about 1 in 2,615. It ranks #268 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JENSEN

#268

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
114,314
About
1 in 2,615
This common or more
25.4%
Who bears it

Of the 114,314 people with the last name Jensen, 91% reported their origin as White, 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jensen

#266 Jacobs · 114,905#267 Lawson · 114,522#269 Lynch · 114,010#270 Austin · 113,709

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jensen, most common first.

#4,419 Jenson · 7,786#68,391 Jenssen · 310#142,788 Jenzen · 119

Also a first name

As a first name, Jensen ranks #2,118 of 53,615, with 12,687 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,288 births. See Jensen as a first name

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