Show ContentsGeorger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Georger was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the Old French form of George.

Early Origins of the Georger family

The surname Georger was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Georger family

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Georger Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Georger include Jore, Joret, Joreau, Joriau, Joriaux, Jorin, Jorel, Jori, Jory, Jorry, Jorre, Jorret, Jorioz and many more.

Early Notables of the Georger family

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United States Georger migration to the United States +

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Georger surname were

Georger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Feight Georger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 1
Georger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Constantain Papa Georger, aged 25, who landed in Texas in 1892 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Georger (post 1700) +

  • F. Danahy Georger (d. 1972), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1940; Candidate for New York State Senate 50th District, 1942 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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