George Family Crest, Coat of Arms & George Name Origin



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Origin of the Name George



The origin of the name George was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives.
Over the centuries Surnames developed a wide number of variants. Different spellings of the same name can be traced back to an original root. Additionally when a bearer of a name emigrated it was not uncommon that their original name would be incorrectly transcribed in the record books at their new location. Surnames were also often altered over the years based on how they sounded phonetically and depending on the prevailing political conditions it may have been advantageous to change a name from one language to another.
Variants of the name George
include McGeorge, Gorges, Georges and Georgeson. This name was borne of a Saint martyred at Nicomedia in the year 303 A.D. In mediaeval times the name came sharply into vogue with the prominence of the famous Saint George in 1415. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a Robert Gorge, Oxford, and a William Gorge, Cambridge, who were recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. In Scotland a William Georgeson was tenant of part of 'Coupar Grange' in the year 1471. The name George in Ireland is usually of immigrant origin having been introduced into the Province of Ulster by settlers from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century. Earlier references to the name are found in County Waterford where Georgestown still exists.
The George coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. The process of creating coats of arms (also often called family crests) began in the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. The new art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own coat of arms, including all George descendants.
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