St George Surname

150,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

St George Surname Definition:

SAINT GEORGE: This illustrious family came originally from La Marche de Limousin, in France, and derived their name from the barony of St. George, near Limoges, where, upon the authority of an old inscribed church bell, recast in 1687, they were seated in A.

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St George Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4451:250,83723,840
Canada5611:65,6787,612
Australia2781:97,10711,018
England2501:222,87218,741
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Trinidad and Tobago851:16,0472,005
Bahamas481:8,161696
Jersey201:4,960981
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:114,39311,307

St George (47) may also be a first name.

St George Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SAINT GEORGE: This illustrious family came originally from La Marche de Limousin, in France, and derived their name from the barony of St. George, near Limoges, where, upon the authority of an old inscribed church bell, recast in 1687, they were seated in A.D. 888-though this may well be questioned. Baldwin de St. George came hither with the Conqueror and became ancestor of the St. Georges of Hatfield St. George, and of other places in England and Ireland. Other branches remained in France, and few names have been more distinguished in that country, throughout a series of ages, than that of St. George. Inf. J. Bertrand Payne, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From St. George, near St. Lo, Cotentin. The family came to England 1066. Temp. Henry I. Helyas de St. George occurs in Sussex (Mon. i. 593), and Baldwin de St. G. as witness to a charter of AVilliam Peverel of Dover (Mon. i. 382). The family was of importance in Cambridge 1300. Hence the Baronets St. George, and the Lords St. George.

The Norman People (1874)

St George Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name St George Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname St George is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name St George? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,609th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,488,916 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of St George live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. St George is also the 1,467,136th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.

St George is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 250,837. In The United States St George is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States St George exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

St George Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of St George has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

St George Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the St George last name is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States St George are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount St George earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 60.69% more than the national average, earning $69,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $49,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
St Georges95716/
StGeorge942,534/
St Geore941/
St George's902/
St-George8985/
Stegeorge892/
St-Georges841,510/
Sote-George802/
St Giorgio740/
Stogiorgi671/
St Jeuri591/

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