Find out how popular the last name Georg is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Georg.

Georg, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Georg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Georg in America

Georg is the 40313th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Georg surname appeared 543 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Georg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Georg to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Georg

The surname GEORG originated in Germany and its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic name Georg, which is a form of the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".

This surname was first recorded in the 12th century in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was initially spelled as "Georgs" or "Georgen". It is believed to have been adopted by families whose ancestors were involved in agricultural activities or owned land.

One of the earliest known references to the name GEORG can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a medieval manuscript from the Corvey Abbey in Westphalia, dated around 1144. This document mentions a certain "Georius" who was a landowner in the region.

In the 13th century, the surname GEORG started to appear in various municipal records and charters across Germany. For instance, a certain "Henricus Georgius" is mentioned in a charter from the city of Lübeck in 1265.

Notable individuals with the surname GEORG include:

1. Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809), an Austrian composer and music theorist.
2. Karl Georg Winkelmann (1775-1856), a German historian and philologist.
3. Georg Büchner (1813-1837), a German dramatist and revolutionary.
4. Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a German mathematician known for his work on set theory.
5. Georg Trakl (1887-1914), an Austrian poet and a key figure in the Expressionist movement.

The surname GEORG was also associated with various place names, such as Georgenthal, a town in Thuringia, and Georgensgmünd, a town in Bavaria. These place names likely originated from the given name Georg and may have influenced the spread of the surname in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Georg

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Georg.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Georg was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Georg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Georg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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