How common is the surname Georgeson?

1,033 people in the United States had the surname Georgeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Georgeson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Georgeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Georgeson most common?

Wikidata records people named Georgeson in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Georgeson?

Georgeson is /ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Georgeson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Georgeson

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,033 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒsən/ 3 syllables Soundex G622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Georgeson is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

From George + -son. Doublet of Göransson, Jørgensen, and Jorissen.

Georgeson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,033 people named Georgeson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,002.

#24,288

rank among US surnames

1,033

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #23,594)

Who is named Georgeson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Georgeson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Georgesons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Georgeson
British actor, 1936–2026

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Georgeson

Georgeson has the Soundex code G622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G622.

Questions

Where does the surname Georgeson come from?: From George + -son. Doublet of Göransson, Jørgensen, and Jorissen.
How common is the surname Georgeson?: 1,033 people in the United States had the surname Georgeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Georgeson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Georgeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Georgeson?: Tom Georgeson, British actor.
Where is the surname Georgeson most common?: Wikidata records people named Georgeson in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Georgeson?: Georgeson is /ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Georgeson?: Georgeson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Georgeson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, up 3.1%.