How common is the surname Georgia?

1,051 people in the United States had the surname Georgia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. It ranked 24,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Georgia getting more or less common?

More common. 1,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,051 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Georgia also a first name?

Yes. Georgia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Georgia

A surname, carried by 1,051 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Georgia is more common than 85.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,051 people named Georgia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,009.

#24,001

rank among US surnames

1,051

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,480)

Who is named Georgia

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

78% of people named Georgia identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Georgia

Georgia has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Georgia?: 1,051 people in the United States had the surname Georgia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. It ranked 24,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Georgia?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Georgia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Georgia getting more or less common?: More common. 1,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,051 in 2010, up 4.2%.
Is Georgia also a first name?: Yes. Georgia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.