Explore the Family Name Georgescu

The meaning of Georgescu

Romanian: patronymic, with the suffix -escu, from the personal name George, a modern, French-influenced variant of Gheorghe. Some characteristic forenames: Romanian Florin, Constantin, Ionel, Anca, Corneliu, Doru, Grigore, Laurentiu, Mihai, Mircea, Radu, Vasile. Russian Andrei.

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How common is the last name Georgescu in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Georgescu has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, Georgescu was ranked 55,609 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it moved up to rank 43,077, showing a positive change of 22.54%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 345 in 2000 to 502 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 45.51%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k of people with the surname Georgescu rose from 0.13 to 0.17, marking a 30.77% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#43,077	22.54%
Count	345	502	45.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Georgescu

Regarding ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were changes observed between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White slightly increased from 92.46% to 93.82%, signifying a change of 1.47%. Those identifying as Hispanic experienced a minor increase from 2.90% to 2.99%, indicating a change of 3.10%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races saw a decrease from 3.77% to 1.99%, translating to a -47.21% change. During both time periods, no individuals with the Georgescu surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.46%	93.82%	1.47%
Hispanic	2.9%	2.99%	3.1%
Two or More Races	3.77%	1.99%	-47.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%