How Many People Have the Last Name George?
people had the surname George in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,294 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+8,847 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname George (66.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, George ranks #173. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71.4% to 66.5%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 4.7% to 7.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
George grew from 119,778 people in 2000 to 128,625 in 2010 (up 7.4%), and its rank fell from #227 to #235. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 44.4 to 43.6 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 119,778 | 128,625 |
| Rank | #227 | #235 |
| Per 100,000 people | 44.4 | 43.6 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near George
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as George: G620
👤 George as a First Name
George is a first name too: about 548,028 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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