Where Does the Jorges Surname Come From?

Jorges and Jorge are two spellings with one history. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Greek Geōrgios, "farmer"”.

Jorges and Jorge

Jorges adds a patronymic ending to Jorge, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Spanish register data show 68 residents carrying Jorges as first surname, and 58 as second surname. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Georges.

Heraldry and the Jorges name

Arms linked to Jorge and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Jorges family name pack.