Jorge surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Jorge surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,236 people carried this name — #5,573 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 28% from 4,855 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 6,564 people named Jorge 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 2,749
City of Buenos Aires 774
Santiago del Estero 466
Salta 388
Tucumán 319
Santa Fe 268
Jujuy 231
Entre Ríos 200

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

346 people named Jorge live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 84
Geneva 50
Valais 48
Zurich 47
Fribourg 33
Bern 26
Aargau 18
Neuchâtel 12

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 321 people named Jorge.

Most of them — 164 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 164
Hauts-de-Seine 12
Paris 11
Indre-et-Loire 8
Ariège 7
Seine-et-Marne 7
Haute-Marne 7
Seine-Maritime 7
Aude 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Jorge in American newspapers,
1920–1960.

Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Jorge
The Harlem News 1933-07-28
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Jorge
El Tucsonense 1940-01-30
Newspaper page from El Sol carrying the name Jorge
El Sol 1953-12-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,405 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Jorge,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antonio Jorge y Galván
    Antonio Jorge y Galván 1717–1787 · Catholic bishop
  • José Nicolás Jorge
    José Nicolás Jorge 1786–1866 · military personnel
  • Ricardo Jorge
    Ricardo Jorge 1858–1939 · writer
  • José Jorge Vinaixa
    José Jorge Vinaixa 1866–1934 · politician
  • Artur Ricardo Jorge
    Artur Ricardo Jorge 1886–1974 · naturalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 126 lives in all are documented under this name.

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