The first name George

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About the first name George

Meaning

The name George is a form related to Georges and shares its traditional meaning: “farmer” or “worker of the earth”.

Historical origin

George belongs to the same name family as Georges. The name Georges comes from Greek Georgios, formed from gê “earth” and ergon “work”.

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In archival records, George may coexist with Georges or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:dyordydʒɔɹdʒ

Frequency of the first name George by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name George by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

7,380total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name GeorgeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name George in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001765180618471888192919701765–1769 6 baptisms1770–1774 12 baptisms1775–1779 15 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 15 baptisms1790–1794 30 baptisms1795–1799 21 baptisms1800–1804 33 baptisms1805–1809 30 baptisms1810–1814 30 baptisms1815–1819 45 baptisms1820–1824 99 baptisms1825–1829 198 baptisms1830–1834 387 baptisms1835–1839 462 baptisms1840–1844 561 baptisms1845–1849 627 baptisms1850–1854 732 baptisms1855–1859 672 baptisms1860–1864 618 baptisms1865–1869 486 baptisms1870–1874 459 baptisms1875–1879 462 baptisms1880–1884 330 baptisms1885–1889 267 baptisms1890–1894 177 baptisms1895–1899 114 baptisms1900–1904 96 baptisms1905–1909 54 baptisms1910–1914 48 baptisms1915–1919 30 baptisms1920–1924 39 baptisms1925–1929 57 baptisms1930–1934 48 baptisms1935–1939 39 baptisms1940–1944 21 baptisms1945–1949 18 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 15 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms

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