The George surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 128,625 people carried this name — #235 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,290 people counted. That is up 7% from 119,778 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the George surname
A male given name and surname in English.
Borrowed from English George.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «George» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,958 people named George.
178 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 départements, most often Vosges.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 782 people named George live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 12 births for the George name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
523 people named George live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 182 people named George live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
88 people named George have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 347 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
618 people named George are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
George in American newspapers,
1901.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,446,733 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named George,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georgina George d. 1835 · actor -
John George d. 1690 · sailor
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John George d. 1988 · politician
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Laszlo George d. 2021 · cinematographer
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Donald Arthur George d. 2016 · university teacher
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Soboma George d. 2010
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to George.
- Gentner 2,031 · U.S. census
- Genton 183 · U.S. census
- Genty 159 · U.S. census
- Geoffrion 529 · U.S. census
- Geoffroy 874 · U.S. census
- Georg 543 · U.S. census
- Georgen 246 · U.S. census
- Georger 206 · U.S. census
- Georges 5,611 · U.S. census
- Georgette 160 · U.S. census
- Georgy 156 · U.S. census
- Geraci 3,729 · U.S. census
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