Juhl
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Juhl is a surname
originating in Denmark
. It is most common in Denmark and the USA. (Other spellings and connected names are thought to include Juul, Jul, Juhls, Juel, Juell, Iuel, and Yule http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DENMARK/2009-11/1259614078).
, "Juhl" is pronounced 'yool' or 'yooh'.
In American-English, "Juhl" is pronounced the same as the English word 'jewel'.
After coming to America, most Danes bearing the Juhl name changed the pronunciation to avoid confusion. ('J' is a different sound in Continental-Germanic languages than it is in English). Some Danish-Americans with the Juhl surname, and especially with the Juul surname, changed the spelling (Danish "Juhl" or "Juul"-->English "Yule") in order to keep the pronunciation. (See Juhl in the USA, note the lower relative number of Juuls in the USA but high number of Yules).
The word "Jul" (Midwinter) is thought to be the likely the ultimate origin of most of Juhl/Juul lineshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DENMARK/2009-11/1259584649, especially as many of the Danish Juhls of today originally spelled their name as Juul or Jul, prior to standardizations of spelling in the 19th century.
, Northern-Germany, or the USA.
. As a result, "Juhl" is one of 10,000 most-common names in the USAhttp://names.mongabay.com/most_common_surnames12.htm, and one of the 70 most-common names in Iowa
http://www.hamrick.com/cgi-bin/names.cgi?surname=juhl&year=1990&type=html.
NOTE: Some Juhls who settled in the USA kept the pronunciation intact by changing the name to "Yule". This was evidently much more common for the more-foreign-seeming "Juul" surname, which is significantly less-common in the USA relative to "Juhl" (1:5) than the ratio in Denmark (nearly 1:1). A small number may have changed their names to "Jewell", as was common among foreigners with names unusual to the American ear.
) because of the Prussian-Danish War of 1864. Prussia seized the southern third of Danish Jutland (where most Juhls lived), and so it became incorporated into the German Empire in 1871. Most of Southern-Jutland was returned to Denmark by plebiscite in 1920.
to Danish parents), it is likely that most Norwegian "Juuls" are independent lineages, as "Jul" is a pan-Scandinavian word for Midwinter.
"Juul" is the 1,186th-most-common name in Norway.http://www.ssb.no/en/navn/etternavn-200.html
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
originating in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It is most common in Denmark and the USA. (Other spellings and connected names are thought to include Juul, Jul, Juhls, Juel, Juell, Iuel, and Yule http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DENMARK/2009-11/1259614078).
Pronunciation
In DanishDanish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, "Juhl" is pronounced 'yool' or 'yooh'.
In American-English, "Juhl" is pronounced the same as the English word 'jewel'.
After coming to America, most Danes bearing the Juhl name changed the pronunciation to avoid confusion. ('J' is a different sound in Continental-Germanic languages than it is in English). Some Danish-Americans with the Juhl surname, and especially with the Juul surname, changed the spelling (Danish "Juhl" or "Juul"-->English "Yule") in order to keep the pronunciation. (See Juhl in the USA, note the lower relative number of Juuls in the USA but high number of Yules).
Midwinter
- The Danish word for the Midwinter season (JulJul (Denmark)Jul, the Danish Christmas, is celebrated throughout December starting either at the beginning of Advent or on December 1 with a variety of traditions. Christmas Eve, Juleaften,, the main event of Yule, is celebrated on evening of December 24, the evening before the two Christmas holidays, December...
), which falls around the Winter solsticeWinter solsticeWinter solstice may refer to:* Winter solstice, astronomical event* Winter Solstice , former band* Winter Solstice: North , seasonal songs* Winter Solstice , 2005 American film...
and ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
. From this term the English word "Yule" is also derived. It is believed that persons in some way associated with the Midwinter season, or Christmas Day specifically, took or were given this name.
The word "Jul" (Midwinter) is thought to be the likely the ultimate origin of most of Juhl/Juul lineshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DENMARK/2009-11/1259584649, especially as many of the Danish Juhls of today originally spelled their name as Juul or Jul, prior to standardizations of spelling in the 19th century.
Wheel
- The Danish word for wheelWheelA wheel is a device that allows heavy objects to be moved easily through rotating on an axle through its center, facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Common examples found in transport applications. A wheel, together with an axle,...
, "hjul". Those whose occupations dealt with the wheel, e.g. wheel-makers, would have taken this name.
Nobility
There is a noble family attested to in Danish history from the 1200s AD, whose name is usually spelled "Juel" (occasionally "Iuel", a holdover of the times before the widespread adoption of the letter 'J'). However, different people adopted the name "Juhl" (or its variants) at different times and for different reasons, and it is unclear if any of the Danish Juhl lines (or Iuel, etc.) of today have continuity this far back. Certainly, the great majority of Danes' surnames have continuity only to the late 1700s at the earliest, when the change from patronyms to fixed surnames began in Denmark.Distribution By Country
Approximately 15,000 people in the world bear the name "Juhl" or one of its variants. Almost all of them live in ScandinaviaScandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Northern-Germany, or the USA.
| Juhl | Juul | Juel | Juell | Juhls | Jul | Iuel | Yule | Total, all spellings | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3,522 | 3,369 | 548 | 0 | 16 | 163 | 71 | 0 | 7,689 | Danish Statistical Agency | |
| USA | 2,123 | 426 | 467 | 226 | ? | ? | ? | 1,130 | 4,372 | Census, 2000: http://names.mongabay.com/data/j/JUHL.html,http://names.mongabay.com/data/j/JUEL.html,http://names.mongabay.com/data/j/JUUL.html,http://names.mongabay.com/data/y/YULE.html No data when name is borne by under 100 persons. | |
| Germany | 856 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1,079 | Extrapolation from phone listings: http://www.verwandt.de/karten/relativ/juhl.htmlhttp://www.verwandt.de/karten/relativ/juul.htmlhttp://www.verwandt.de/karten/relativ/jul.html and Geogen Surname Mapping | |
| Norway | 14 | 457 | 147 | 224 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 863 | Norwegian Statistical Agency: http://www.ssb.no/en/navn/etternavn-200.html, http://www.ssb.no/navn/ | |
| Sweden | 140 | 98 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 331 | Statistics Sweden | |
| Total | 6,655 | 4,390 | 1,207 | 453 | 190 | 169 | 127 | 1,143 | 14,334 |
Denmark
The bulk of the Danish Juhls live in South-Jutland. "Juhl" is the 93rd most common surname in the country -- and the 30th most-common non-patronym-based surname. "Juul" is the 107th most-common name overall and 40th when excluding patronyms. "Juel" is the 793rd most-common surname.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dnkcen/FAQ/1000surnames.htmlUSA
Heavy Danish immigration to the USA, from the 1850s through the 1920s, is responsible for so many Juhls living in the USA today. Juhls going to the USA primarily settled in the U.S. state of IowaIowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. As a result, "Juhl" is one of 10,000 most-common names in the USAhttp://names.mongabay.com/most_common_surnames12.htm, and one of the 70 most-common names in Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
http://www.hamrick.com/cgi-bin/names.cgi?surname=juhl&year=1990&type=html.
NOTE: Some Juhls who settled in the USA kept the pronunciation intact by changing the name to "Yule". This was evidently much more common for the more-foreign-seeming "Juul" surname, which is significantly less-common in the USA relative to "Juhl" (1:5) than the ratio in Denmark (nearly 1:1). A small number may have changed their names to "Jewell", as was common among foreigners with names unusual to the American ear.
Germany
The name is somewhat common in Northern-Germany (German state of Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
) because of the Prussian-Danish War of 1864. Prussia seized the southern third of Danish Jutland (where most Juhls lived), and so it became incorporated into the German Empire in 1871. Most of Southern-Jutland was returned to Denmark by plebiscite in 1920.
Norway
Although Norway was once ruled by Denmark (Danish naval hero Niels Juhl was born in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
to Danish parents), it is likely that most Norwegian "Juuls" are independent lineages, as "Jul" is a pan-Scandinavian word for Midwinter.
"Juul" is the 1,186th-most-common name in Norway.http://www.ssb.no/en/navn/etternavn-200.html
Danes
- Niels JuelNiels JuelNiels Juel was a Dano–Norwegian admiral. He was the brother of the diplomat Jens Juel.-Biography:Niels Juel was born the son of Erik Juel and Sophie Clausdatter Sehested, both were descendant of Danish nobility, who lived in Jutland where the father had a career as a local functionary and judge...
[sometimes spelled 'Juhl'] (1629-1697), Danish naval hero. - Esger Juul (died 1325), Archbishop of Lund.
- Einar JuhlEinar JuhlEinar Juhl was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1924 and 1974.He was born and died in Denmark.-Filmography:*I kantonnement - 1932*Han, hun og Hamlet - 1932*De bør forelske Dem - 1935...
(1896-1982), actor. - Christian JuhlChristian JuhlChristian Willumsen Juhl was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920....
(1898-1962), Olympic gymnastGymnastGymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
who helped win the gold medal in 1920. - Anne-Marie Juhl (1927-), actor.
- Jesper JuulJesper Juul (family therapist)Jesper Juul is a Danish family therapist and author and a renowned international authority on the family. In his book Your Competent Child he argues that today's families are at an exciting crossroads because the destructive values — obedience, physical and emotional violence, and conformity —...
(1948-), international authority on family-therapy. - Kamilla Rytter JuhlKamilla Rytter JuhlKamilla Rytter Juhl is a female badminton player from Denmark.Juhl won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Thomas Laybourn, and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Lena Frier Kristiansen...
(1983-), badmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player. - Kim Juhl Christensen (1984-), Danish Olympic athlete.
Americans
- Jerry JuhlJerry JuhlJerome Ravn "Jerry" Juhl was an American television and movie writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson's "Muppets".Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14...
(1938-2005) television and movie writer and Muppets cofounder. - Finn JuhlFinn JuhlFinn Juhl was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design. He was one of the leading figures in the creation of "Danish design" in the 1940s and he was the designer who introduced Danish Modern to America.-Early life and education:Finn Juhl was born on...
(1912-1989), furniture designer (born in Denmark, worked in the USA) - Sam JuhlSam JuhlSam Juhl was the mayor of Roland, Iowa. Juhl was among the youngest mayors of a United States city to date. He ran unopposed. Elected November 8, 2005 with 48% of the vote, he took office January 9, 2006. At the time, he was a senior at Roland-Story High School. He plans to major in history when...
(1987-), the mayor of RolandRoland, IowaRoland is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,324 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'.- Geography :...
, IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. - Albert Juhl, the IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
farmer on whose land the plane carrying Buddy Holly crashed. See The Day the Music DiedThe Day the Music DiedOn February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed three American rock and roll pioneers: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson. The day was later called The Day the Music Died by Don McLean, in his song...
. - Steven Juhl, (1967-), software engineer and logistics innovator.
Norwegians
- Lorenz Juhl VogtLorenz Juhl VogtLorenz Juhl Vogt was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1874 and 1877, representing the constituency of Fredrikshald, where he worked as a customs surveyor.-References:...
(1895-1901), NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician. - Ole Juul (1852-1927), Norwegian painter.