How common is the last name George?

127,488 people in the United States have the last name George, about 1 in 2,345. It ranks #230 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GEORGE

#230

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
127,488
About
1 in 2,345
This common or more
23.9%
Who bears it

Of the 127,488 people with the last name George, 61.3% reported their origin as White, 18.5% as Black and 10% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of George

#228 Nunez · 128,895#229 Cunningham · 128,869#231 Berry · 127,443#232 Liu · 127,257

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of George, most common first.

#34,480 Georgi · 708#42,180 Georg · 554#72,089 Georgy · 291#97,359 Georgie · 200

Also a first name

As a first name, George ranks #64 of 53,615, with 631,924 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 27,682 births. See George as a first name

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