Geger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Geger family

The surname Geger was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of 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."

Early History of the Geger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Geger research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1555, 1577, 1580, 1581, 1583, 1589, 1622, 1685, 1774 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Geger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Geger Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Geger family

Notable amongst the family in this period was William Gager (1555-1622), an English jurist, now known for his Latin dramas. He was a nephew of Sir William Cordell, Master of the Rolls. " He proceeded B.A. 4 Dec. 1577, M.A. 5 June 1580, and B.C.L. and D.C.L. 30 June 1589 (Oxford Univ. Reg., Oxford Hist. Soc., ii. iii. 70). Gager soon proved a facile Latin verse writer, and wrote a...
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Geger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Geger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fredrick Geger, aged 30, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
John Geger, who arrived in South Carolina in 1748 1

Geger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Matth Geger, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)