When George Orgill was born on 31 March 1856, in Avalon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edward Orgill, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Kinsey, was 27. He married Sabina Mills Blackshaw on 3 November 1877, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 11 May 1923, in Jeannette, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Jeannette, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English (Midlands): nickname from Middle English, Old French orgueil ‘pride’ (compare Pride ) or sometimes perhaps a post-medieval shortening of Orgiles, from the adjective orguilus ‘proud’. The French word may have been reinforced by the synonymous Middle English orgel (Old English orgol, orgel).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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