Show ContentsTigner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the ancient and distinguished German surname Tigner lie in the northern region of Schleswig-Holstein. The name is probably derived from the Low German word "teget," meaning "tenth," or in this case "tithe," the ten percent tax paid by peasants to the Church or to a feudal landlord. It is likely that the progenitor of the name was one who collected this tax from the peasants.

Early Origins of the Tigner family

The surname Tigner was first found in Schleswig-Holstein, where the surname is thought to have emerged. The young Tigner family was instrumental during this period, playing a major role in the early history of the region and contributing greatly to the development of medieval society in Schleswig-Holstein.

Early History of the Tigner family

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Tigner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Teege, Teegen, Tegger, Teeger, Tigner, Tegener, Tegen, Tiganer, Digner and many more.

Early Notables of the Tigner family

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Tigner Ranking

In the United States, the name Tigner is the 11,138th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Tigner family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Caspar Tegen, who came to Philadelphia in 1816; Henry Tige, who arrived in Baltimore in 1831; Marsow Teegn, who sailed from Hamburg to New York in 1850.


Contemporary Notables of the name Tigner (post 1700) +

  • Ed "Eddie" Tigner Jr. (1926-2019), American blues pianist, keyboardist, singer, and songwriter
  • Frank Tigner, American politician, Mayor of La Grange, Georgia, 1952-56 [2]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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