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There are approximately 43,894 people named George in the UK. That makes it the 193rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 695 are named George.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The George surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GEORGE. The personal name. Unlike most names of its class, it seems not to have given rise to any diminutive or derivative.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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