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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (also Geörger) : patronymic from the personal name Georg (see George), or possibly a habitational name for someone from a place named with this personal name (see, e.g. Georgen), or a nickname for someone with service obligations to a monastery or church dedicated to St. George.
  • French : from a pet form of George.

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