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Geiger Family Crest
Geiger Family Crest
Geiger

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Origins Available: French, German

Where did the French Geiger family come from? What is the French Geiger family crest and coat of arms? When did the Geiger family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Geiger family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gager, Gagern, Gagers, Gage, Gages, Gagge, Geiger and many more.

First found in Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.The name is derived from the occupational name for a player on the fiddle, from the word "geige" meaning "fiddle."


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Geiger research. Another 131 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1685, 1774, and 1854 are included under the topic Early Geiger History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Geiger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Geiger Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • A M Geiger, who arrived in America in 1722
  • Hans Jergen Geiger, who came to Pennsylvania, with his wife and three children in 1727
  • Hans Jerg Geiger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727
  • Michael Geiger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731
  • Johan Paul Geiger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737


Geiger Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Johannes Geiger, who landed in America in 1800
  • Jacob Geiger, aged 54, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
  • Valentine Geiger, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1807
  • Fidel Geiger, aged 21, landed in New York, NY in 1847
  • Catharina Geiger, aged 11, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848


Geiger Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Wilhelmine Geiger, aged 20, arrived in New Jersey in 1923
  • Friedericke Geiger, aged 18, arrived in New York, NY in 1923
  • Martin Geiger, who arrived in South America in 1924
  • Katharina Geiger, aged 21, arrived in New York, NY in 1925
  • Elisabeth Geiger, aged 18, arrived in New York, NY in 1927


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  • Jacob Casson Geiger (1885-1981), American public health physician
  • Matt Geiger (b. 1969), American basketball player
  • Teddy Geiger (b. 1988), American singer and guitarist
  • Hans Geiger (1882-1945), inventor of the radiation measurement device that bears his name
  • Abraham Geiger (1810-1874), German reform rabbi
  • Arno Geiger (b. 1968), Austrian writer
  • Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880), Viennese court painter
  • Ludwig Geiger (1848-1919), German literary historian
  • Roy Geiger (1885-1947), United States Marine Corps general, recipient of the Navy Cross (2), Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3), and Army Distinguished Service Medal
  • Rudolf Geiger (1894-1981), German meteorologist and climatologist


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  • A Brief Digest of the Geiger Family in Missouri by Erwin J. Otis.
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The Geiger Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Geiger Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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