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George
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Ancient Greek
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.
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Popularity by Country
George
Rank #227
Frequency
119,778 people (44.4 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 71.44% Hispanic 2.24% Black 17.37% Asian/PI 4.67% Native Am. 2.22% Two+ 2.07%
George
Rank #510
Frequency
0.05% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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