Meiger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Meiger family

The surname Meiger was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Meiger family

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Meiger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meager, Megre, Meagre, Meagerman, Meagreman, Meeger, Meegre, Meigre, Maygre, Magre, Maygray, Magray and many more.

Early Notables of the Meiger family

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Meiger migration to the United States +

Meiger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Meiger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
Joh Conrad Meiger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Meiger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wilhelm Meiger, who landed in Arkansas in 1888 1

Sources +

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)