Frequency: (168)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish: from a pet form or patronymic form of the personal name Jerzy, a vernacular form of Greek GeĊrgios (see George).
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 4%. Katarzyna, Zigmund.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
