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Ziegler Ranking

In the United States, the name Ziegler is the 1,559th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ziegler is ranked the 1,929th most popular surname with an estimated 3,212 people with that name. 2


United States Ziegler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ziegler Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Hans Georg Ziegler, who landed in America in 1622 3
Ziegler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John George Ziegler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 3
  • Philipp Georg Ziegler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 3
  • Leonhard Ziegler, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • Joh Leonhart Ziegler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • Han Wilhelm Ziegler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Ziegler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mich Ziegler, who landed in America in 1807 3
  • Michael Ziegler, who arrived in America in 1819 3
  • Philip Ziegler, who landed in Cincinnati, Oh in 1832 3
  • Phillip Ziegler, who landed in Ohio in 1833 3
  • George Ziegler, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Ziegler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ziegler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Andreas Ziegler, who settled in Canada in 1783 with the United Empire Loyalists
Ziegler Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Andreas Ziegler, aged 8, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
  • Anna Ziegler, aged 11, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
  • Felix Ziegler, aged 4, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
  • Magdalena Ziegler, aged 50, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
  • Margaretha Ziegler, aged 21, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902

Contemporary Notables of the name Ziegler (post 1700) +

  • Henri Ziegler (1906-1998), French engineer and pilot who directed the French contribution to the Concorde project, founder of Airbus and its first president
  • John Augustus Ziegler Jr. (1934-2018), American lawyer and ice hockey executive, fourth president of the National Hockey League
  • Ronald Ziegler (b. 1939), American Press Secretary to President Nixon (1969-1974)
  • John Ziegler (b. 1967), American radio talk show host, Los Angeles
  • Larry Ziegler (b. 1939), American professional golfer
  • Edward Ziegler (1870-1947), American music critic and opera manager
  • Philip Sandeman Ziegler CVO FRSL (1929-2023), British biographer and historian
  • Bernard Ziegler (1933-2021), French pilot and engineer, who served in Airbus as senior vice president for engineering, son of Airbus founder Henri Ziegler
  • Brigadier William Smith Ziegler (1911-1999), Canadian Regional Administration Officer, Land in Niedersachsen, Allied Control Commission for Germany 4
  • Pablo Ziegler (b. 1944), Argentine pianist
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Arrow Air Flight 1285
  • Miss. Cathleen M Ziegler (1964-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Novi, Michigan, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 5
Bismarck
  • Heinz Ziegler (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
Hindenburg LZ-129
  • Captain Walter Ziegler (1908-1937), German Watch Officer from Hamburg, Germany, who worked on board the Hindenburg LZ-129 and survived the Airship Fire 7


Suggested Readings for the name Ziegler +

  • Roots and Branches of a Ziegler Family Tree, 1767-1980, Georg Michael Ziegler by Alta Buckingham Drasser.
  • The Ziegler Family and Related Families in Pennsylvania by Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler.
  • Genealogical Chronology of John Peter Snyder, 1729-1807 and His Wife Mary Catherine Elizabeth (Stenz) Snyder, 1739-1782 and Their Descendants by Howard W. Stentz.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) William Ziegler. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Ziegler/William_Smith/Canada.html
  5. American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550
  6. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
  7. Hindenburg Disaster Passenger List | Airships.net. (Retrieved 2014, April 11) . Retrieved from http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/hindenburg-passenger-list/


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