Georgia

Georgia Meaning & Origin

About Georgia
The surname Georgia is derived from the given name George, which itself comes from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earthworker." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named George. The name Georgia is commonly found in English-speaking countries and is often of Greek or Italian origin.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Georgia is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Georgia: 1,051
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,001
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.36

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Georgia based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Georgia is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JRJ
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G0620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AO1 R JH AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈʤɔrʤə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JRJ', 'KRK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Georgia in Braille

Here's how to represent Georgia in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Georgia in braille

How to sign the name Georgia using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Georgia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Georgia in sign language

Numerology