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Geo. is an old abbreviation of the first name George, common in deeds, wills, church registers and census pages.
Geo. is a clerk's shorthand for the given name George. Writers shortened common first names to save time and ink, usually by keeping the first letters and the last one or two, often with the final letters raised above the line.
It uses the first three letters of the name. Geo. was also an older abbreviation of the state of Georgia, so in a birthplace column it may mean the state; before a surname it is the first name George.
As seen in a recordSoldier's name on a muster roll
Geo. W. Allen, Pvt., Co. B
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