Researching Lars Jorgensen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 30 people with the Jorgensen surname? In that year Jorgensen was ranked number 3549 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lars means "Form of LAWRENCE. Laurel-Crowned" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Lars Jorgensen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lars Jorgensen and the Jorgensen Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 451 people with the Jorgensen surname in the UK? Jorgensen is now ranked number 3616 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Jorgensen surname in the USA? Jorgensen is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Lars Jorgensen
Lars Jorgensen
Lars Ploug Jorgensen (born September 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Jorgensen competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, and finished with the twenty-third-best time overall (15:39.51).
Jorgensen is the head coach of the swimming team for the University of Kentucky.
He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Dan Jorgensen.
In 1995 he set the swim course record with 46:44 for that leg of the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. His swim record held until 2018, when Jan Sibbersen set the new fastest swim time in 46:29. Lars Jorgensen's swim time of 46:41 from 1998 does not count as valid course record as he did not finish the Ironman World Championship that year.
Source: Lars Jorgensen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jorgensen
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