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Etymology of Juergen

What does the name Juergen mean?

The surname Juergen is derived from the personal name Jörge or its diminutive form, Jörgen. These are both derived from the same root as the name George, which in turn comes from the Greek name "Georgios," which means 'farmer.' The suffix -son and its variants are translatable as 'son of.'

Juergen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jirgesen, Jirgeson, Jirgessen, Jirgesson, Jirgensen, Jirgenson, Jirgenssen, Jirgensson, Jírgesen, Jírgeson, Jírgessen, Jírgesson, Jírgensen, Jírgenson, Jírgenssen, Jírgensson, Jorgesen, Jorgeson, Jorgessen, Jorgesson, Jorgensen, Jorgenson, Jorgenssen, Jorgensson, Jörgesen, Jörgeson, Jörgessen, Jörgesson, Jörgensen, Jörgenson, Jörgenssen, Jörgensson, Juergesen, Juergeson, Juergessen, Juergesson, Juergensen, Juergenson, Juergenssen, Juergensson, Jurgesen, Jurgeson, Jurgessen, Jurgesson, Jurgensen, Jurgenson, Jurgenssen and many more.


Contemporary Notables of the name Juergen (post 1700) +

  • Juergen Bernhard Donges (1940-2021), German economist and professor emeritus of political economics at the University of Cologne
  • Mr. Juergen Wolfgang Maier C.B.E. (b. 1964), born in Germany, British businessman and Chief Executive of Siemens UK, was appointed the Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to UK/German relations 1
  • Dr. Juergen Herler, Austrian, contemporary marine biologist with the University of Vienna
  • Juergen Diesel (b. 1926), German Ambassador to Switzerland (1973-77) and Czechoslovakia (1977-82)
  • Juergen Biener, German Physicist with the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, at the University of California
  • Juergen Becker (b. 1932), German poet and novelist
  • Juergen K Moser (1928-1999), German-born mathematician awarded the 1994/5 Wolf Prize
  • Juergen Teller (b. 1964), German photographer regarded as one of the most influential fashion photographers working today


  1. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists


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