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Jensen Family History
Jensen Genealogy & Family TreeJensen is a German name from Holstein, Germany, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Hebrew name Johanan which means “Jehovah has favored.” In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. It is the most common surname in Denmark and the ninth most common in Norway. The family motto is En vain espere, qui ne craint Dieu which means “He hopes in vain who fears not God.”
Other spellings include “Jansen,” “Janssen,” “Jannsen,” “Jannssen,” “Janson,” “Jansson,” “Janzen,” “Jantzen,” “Jenssen,” “Jensson,” and “Jenzen.” Notable people with the same surname include Scottish actress (How to Train Your Dragon, Ugly Betty, Gnomeo & Juliet), American actress Sarah Jane Jensen (Hairspray, Across the Universe), and American actor Jim Jansen (Liar Liar, Death Becomes Her, A.I. Artificial Intelligence). The first Jensen to come to America was Peter Jensen in Missouri in 1840.
Jensen Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Kenneth Russell Jensen -- --, 1912 December 17, 1978 Arizona
- Peter Jensen -- --, 1817 August 23, 1878
- Soren Jensen -- --, 1747 October 6, 1747
- Inez Jensen -- --, 1895 September 2, 1962 Utah
- Jens Jensen -- --, 1775 April 28, 1848
Jensen Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Maren Jensen -- --, 1623 March 15, 1698 Soro
- Niels Jensen -- --, 1693 November 30, 1763 Hjￃﾸrring
- Gladys Jensen -- --, 1926 December 1, 2003 Iowa
- Vern Harmon Jensen -- --, 1918 November 24, 1980 Colorado
- Birgitte Jensen -- --, 1703
- Michelle "Michelle Phillips" /Phillips/
- Timothy David "Timothy Olyphant" /Olyphant/
- Larry Martin "Larry Hagman" /Hagman/
- Donald Clark "Donny" /Osmond/
- Houston Dale /Nutt/
- Henry Jaynes /Fonda/
- Eldrick "Tiger" /Woods/
- Mary "Mary Martin" /Martin/
- Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus "Kiefer Sutherland" /Sutherland/
- Rosanne "Rosanne Cash" /Cash/
