Jensen (surname)

Jensen
Family name
Meaning	"God is Gracious"
Region of origin	Holland, Denmark, Germany
Related names	Jetson, Johnson, Hensen, Jansen

Jensen is a surname of Dutch and Danish origin but also has some German heritage. Jensen literally means son of Jens. Today however it is used as a generic surname for both men and women. Jensen is also very common in North America and the United Kingdom, as these people may have some Dutch, Danish, or German ancestry. It has been known that some people using the name Jensen in English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jenson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.

List of persons with the surname

A

• Al Jensen (born 1958)
• Alex Brian Jensen, Danish darts player
• Anabel Jensen, American educator and author
• Anders Thomas Jensen (born 1972)
• Anne Elisabet Jensen (born 1951)
• Arthur Jensen (actor) (1897–1981)
• Arthur Jensen (1923–2012)
• Ashley Jensen (born 1969), British actress
• Axel Jensen (1932–2003)

B

• Betty Lou Jensen
• Bhumi Jensen (1983–2004)
• Bjarne Jensen (umpire) (born 1958), Danish cricket umpire
• Bjørg Eva Jensen (born 1960)
• Brian Jensen (footballer born 1968), Danish football defender, played six games for the Danish national team
• Brian Jensen (footballer born 1975), Danish football goalkeeper, played more than 200 games for English club Burnley
• Benjamin Jensen (born 1975)

C

• Captain C. W. Jensen, American policeman in Oregon
• Carsten Jensen (born 1952)
• Christian Jensen (disambiguation)
• Christoffer Jensen
• Claus Jensen (born 1977)
• Cornelius Jensen (1814–1886), Danish sea captain and Californian politician

D

• Daniel Jensen (born 1979)
• Darren Jensen (born 1960)
• David Jensen (born 1950)
• David A. Jensen (born 1965)
• Debra Jensen (born 1958)
• Dennis Jensen (born 1962)
• Derrick Jensen (born 1960)
• Dick Jensen (born 1942, died 2006) Hawaiian entertainer "The Giant of Hawaii"
• Ditte Jensen (born 1980)
• Doron Jensen (born 1958), American restauranteur
• Dorte Juul Jensen
• Dwight Jensen

E

• Elaine Jensen (born 1955)
• Elín Metta Jensen (born 1995) Icelandic footballer
• Elwood V. Jensen (1920–2012), American biologist
• Eric Jensen (born 1970)
• Erik Flensted-Jensen (1908–1993)
• Eugen Jensen (1871-1957)
• Eulalie Jensen (1884–1952)

F

• Frank Jensen (born 1961)

G

• *Geir Jenssen
• Georg Jensen (1866–1935)

H

• J. Hans D. Jensen (1907–1973)
• Hayley Jensen (born 1983)
• Henning Munk Jensen (born 1947)
• Henrik Wann Jensen (born 1970)

I

• Ingrid Jensen (born 1966)

J

• Jackie Jensen (1927–1982)
• Jacob Jensen
• James A. Jensen (1918–1998)
• Jane Jensen (born 1963)
• Jane Jensen (musician) (born 1968)
• Jelena Jensen (born 1981)
• Jens Jensen (politician) (1865–1936)
• Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951)
• Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956)
• Jesper B. Jensen (born 1977), speedway rider
• Jim Jensen (disambiguation)
• Johan Jensen (1898–1983), Danish boxer
• Johan Jensen (1859–1925), Danish mathematician
• Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
• John Jensen (disambiguation)-for John Jensen, Jon Jensen, Jonathan Jensen or Johnny Jensen
• Jørgen Jensen (1944–2009)
• Jørgen Christian Jensen
• Judy Jensen (born 1953)

K

• Karen Jensen (born 1944), American actress.
• Kris Jensen (musician, born 1942)

L

• Larsen Jensen (born 1985)
• Leland Jensen (1914–1996)
• Leslie Jensen (1892–1964)
• Louise Jensen (1971-1994), Danish murder victim
• Luke Jensen (born 1966)

M

• Marcus Jensen (born 1972)
• Maren Jensen (born 1956)
• Marie-Louise Jensen (born 1964), author
• Mark Jensen (born 1976), football player
• Marlin K. Jensen (born 1942), LDS Church Historian
• Martin Jensen (disambiguation)
• Michael C. Jensen (born 1939), economist
• Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 1992), speedway rider
• Mikkel Jensen (footballer born 1977)
• Murphy Jensen (born 1968)

N

• Niclas Jensen (born 1974)
• Nicklas Jensen (born 1993), Danish ice hockey player
• Niels Peter Jensen (1802–1846), Danish composer and musician
• Nils Riddervold Jensen (1863–1938), Norwegian politician

O

• Otto Jensen (1856–1918)

P

• Patrik Jensen
• Paul Hilmar Jenson (1930–2004), Norwegian philatelist
• Peter Jensen (bishop) (born 1943)
• Peter Ladd Jensen (born 1951)
• Peter Skov-Jensen (born 1971)
• Phillip Jensen
• Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen
• Poul Jensen (footballer born 1899) (1899–1991), Danish footballer
• Poul Jensen (footballer born 1934) (1934–2000), Danish footballer

R

• Rasmus Jensen (died 1620)
• Richard A. Jensen (born 1934), American theologian
• Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian footballer
• Robert Jensen (born 1958)
• Rod Jensen (born 1979)
• Roger Jensen (1933-2001), first person known to actively photograph storms; a predecessor to storm chasing
• Ronald Björn Jensen (born 1936), American mathematician
• Roy C. Jensen (1909-2011), American farmer and politician

S

• Scott Jensen (born 1960), American politician
• Shelley Jensen, American television director and producer
• Sirikitiya Jensen (born 1985)
• Siv Jensen (born 1969), leader of the Norwegian Progress Party
• Søren Gade Jensen (born 1963), Danish politician and Defence Minister
• Sririta Jensen (born 1981)
• Steve Jensen (born 1955), ice hockey player

T

• Thit Jensen (1876–1957)
• Thomas Jensen (1898–1963)
• Tim Jensen
• Tine Jensen, Norwegian psychologist
• Todd Jensen
• Tomas Villum Jensen (born 1971), Danish actor and film director

U

• Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (born 1941)

V

• Viggo Jensen (1874–1930)
• Viktor Jensen (born 1987)

W

• Wilhelm Jensen (1837–1911), German writer and poet
• Woody Jensen (1907–2001), American college baseball coach

See also

• Jansen
• Jansen (surname)
• Janson (disambiguation)
• Janson (name)
• Janssen
• Janssen (surname)
• Janssens
• Jansson
• Jantzen (disambiguation)
• Janzen
• Jens
• Jens (given name)
• Jensen
• Jensen (surname)
• Jenson
• Jenson (name)
• Jenssen