Navnet Mejlhede og Jensen:
Fra min mor har vi navnet Mejlhede fra en lille hede i Han Herred mellem Vendsyssel og Thy, hvor der boede 4 familier for 200 år siden (klik lidt navne-historie). Fra min far har vi navnet Jensen, idet fars oldefar hed Jens, og Jenses søn Anton Jensen med den nye navnelov blev tvunget til at kalde sin søn for (Jens) Jensen og ikke Jens Antonsen. Denne oldefar Jens er opkaldt efter sin bedstefar Jens (morfar), der igen er opkaldt efter sin bedstefar Jens fra lige før år 1700. Og længere kan vi ikke komme tilbage i slægtshistorien.

The name Mejlhede and Jensen:
From my mother we have our name Mejlhede named after a small moor in Northern Jutland, and here 4 families lived 200 years ago (click a little name history). From my father we have the family name Jensen, because his grand grand father was called Jens, and Jens's son Anton with the last name Jensen (meaning son of Jens) was then by a new name law demanding (uniform) family names forced to name his son (Jens) Jensen and not Jens Antonsen. This grand grand father is named after his grand father Jens, who is named after his grand father Jens from just before year 1700. And further back we do not know the family history.
There are many in my family with the name Mejlhede, and some have emigrated to USA, also back in the 19' century. There is also another big family in Denmark with the name Mejlhede. There are many with the family name Jensen, as this is the most common family name in Denmark. (sen = son in Jutland language).