George

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name George derives from the Greek “georgos” meaning “earth-worker” or “farmer,” which is a combination of “ge” meaning “earth” and “ergein” meaning “to work.” One Gaelic form of George is “Seoirse”. Additionally, Scottish Gaelic forms of George are “Seoras” and “Deorsa.” The Welsh form of George is “Sior.”

Saint George - patron saint of England, Portugal and Catalonia - was a legendary dragon slayer and is the patron saint of knights, armorers and archers. The name George was uncommon in England until the 18th century.

The name George belonged to Kings in England (six) and Greece (two) as well as Presidents of the United States (three).

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, George ranked as the 16th most popular male first name, the 1,316th most popular female first name and the 230th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every decade since 1880 and in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names eight decades since 1880, but not since 1960.

United States Popularity of the boy's name George in the 21st Century.

• Year: 2006 Rank:153rd
• Year: 2005 Rank:139th
• Year: 2004 Rank:148th
• Year: 2003 Rank:137th
• Year: 2002 Rank:131st
• Year: 2001 Rank:130th
• Year: 2000 Rank:129th

In 2007, the popularity of the boy’s name George ranked 12th in England/Wales and 75th in Australia.

FACTS

• April 23rd is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church in honor of St. George.
• April 23rd is celebrated in the Ukraine in honor of the name George.
• October 25th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. George.

NAMESAKES

• "Curious George" is the fictional monkey who served as the lead character in the children’s book series Curious George.
• "The Earnest of Being George" is a song by the band “The Bee Gees.”
• "Oh George" is a song by the music group “The Foo Fighters.”
• "Son of Poop and George" is a song by the one man band “Atom and His Package.”
• "George of the Jungle" was a cartoon in the 1960s.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• George Harrison – Lead guitarist of the pop music sensation “The Beatles.”
• Eric Arthur Blair (pen name George Orwell) – Author who is most well known for his books 1984 and Animal Farm.
• George Walton Lucas, Jr. – The creator of the Star Wars movies who was nominated for four Academy Awards (Oscars) and won the “Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award” in 1992.
• George Herbert Walker Bush – 41st President of the United States.
• George Walker Bush – 43rd President of the United States.
• George Eastman - began the company Kodak
• George St. Pierre - Current UFC Welterweight Champion

NOTES

OTHER GEORGE'S

George Acampora, George Ajifu, George Afionis, George Harrington, George Agriesti, George Albear, George Mccormick, George Jordan, George Cox, George Admire, George Aguilera, George Bowen, George Knapp, George Segal, George Adrain, George Goodwin, George Adigbli, George Cooke, George Aisel, George Ahiafor, George Irwin, George Callahan, George Bahm, George Ajemian, George Bakeoven, George Ahrens, George Griggs, George Duran, George Achee, George Montgomery, George Rivera, George Abbate, George Valdez, George Young, George Tazzini, George Alba, George Abrantes, George Bakewell, George Camp, George Affe, George Adem, George Abshier, George Bailitz, George Adamovich, George Acker, George Badejo, George Babekov, George Abline, George Bakely, George Henry, More results

Author: Rich Kachold