The first name Georges

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About the first name Georges

Meaning

The name Georges traditionally means “farmer” or “worker of the earth”.

Historical origin

The name Georges comes from Greek Georgios, formed from gê “earth” and ergon “work”.

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Georges also appears in several compound names, for example Georges-Émile, Georges-Étienne and Georges-Henri. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:jorjʒ.ɔʁʒ

Frequency of the first name Georges by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Georges 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.

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Annual evolution of the first name GeorgesLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Georges in baptisms by year.50037525012501645171517851855192519951645–1649 2 baptisms1655–1659 4 baptisms1660–1664 2 baptisms1665–1669 6 baptisms1680–1684 6 baptisms1695–1699 2 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1760–1764 4 baptisms1765–1769 4 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1785–1789 4 baptisms1795–1799 20 baptisms1800–1804 26 baptisms1805–1809 26 baptisms1810–1814 40 baptisms1815–1819 64 baptisms1820–1824 116 baptisms1825–1829 128 baptisms1830–1834 146 baptisms1835–1839 202 baptisms1840–1844 174 baptisms1845–1849 226 baptisms1850–1854 234 baptisms1855–1859 312 baptisms1860–1864 316 baptisms1865–1869 292 baptisms1870–1874 306 baptisms1875–1879 256 baptisms1880–1884 232 baptisms1885–1889 288 baptisms1890–1894 180 baptisms1895–1899 188 baptisms1900–1904 112 baptisms1905–1909 78 baptisms1910–1914 60 baptisms1915–1919 52 baptisms1920–1924 30 baptisms1925–1929 26 baptisms1930–1934 50 baptisms1935–1939 24 baptisms1940–1944 18 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 20 baptisms1955–1959 8 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 8 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 8 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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