About the Jeune Surname

Some records give Lejeune; others give Jeune. Both point to the same French family name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “The young one”.

Family crest and blazon

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A variant of Lejeune

Jeune is listed among the recognised spellings of Lejeune. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Lejeun.

1,242 Americans were listed as Jeune in the 2010 census. French civil records give 1,052 births under the name Jeune from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. Births under the name grew in the later decades. For the full story, order the Jeune surname pack.