Where Does the Geigner Surname Come From?

Bearers of the name Geigner share their surname's story with Geiger, its better-known spelling. Before spelling was fixed, Geiger was also written Geigner. Name scholars give the meaning as “Fiddle player”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The same family of names includes Geyger and Giger.

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