Geiger (surname)

Geiger is a German, ^[1] Hungarian or French ^[2] surname. In the German language Geiger means "violin player." ^[3]

People with this surname include:

• Joseph Solomon Gieger ben Medigo Mi-Candia (1591 – 1655), Greek rabbi, author, physician
• Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German Reform Judaism rabbi
• Alain Geiger (born 1960), Swiss international football manager and former player
• Anna Bella Geiger (born 1933), Brazilian artist
• Anna Margarethe Geiger (1783–1809), German painter in pastel
• Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
• August Geiger (architect) (1888–1968), American architect
• August Geiger (pilot) (1920–1943), German Luftwaffe night fighter ace
• Constanze Geiger (1835–1890), Austrian pianist, actor, theatrical actress, composer and singer
• Dennis Geiger (footballer, born 1984), German footballer
• Dennis Geiger (footballer, born 1998), German footballer
• Emily Geiger (1765–1825), American messenger in the American Revolutionary War
• Franz Geiger (1921–2011), German screenwriter
• Friedrich Geiger (1907–1996), German automobile designer, particularly for Mercedes-Benz
• Gary Geiger (1937–1996), American Major League Baseball player
• George Geiger (c. 1843–1904), United States Army sergeant awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Little Bighorn
• H. Jack Geiger (1925–2020), American physician and civil rights activist
• Hans Geiger (1882–1945), German physicist, co-inventor of the detector component of the Geiger counter, son of Wilhelm Geiger and brother of Rudolf Geiger
• Harold Geiger (1884–1927), American pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning
• Harriel G. Geiger (c. 1840–1886), African-American politician, blacksmith and lawyer
• Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot
• Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician
• Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter
• John Geiger (disambiguation)
• Karl Geiger (born 1993), German ski jumper
• Kaylon Geiger (born 1997), American football player
• Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian
• Lazarus Geiger (1829–1870), German philologist and philosopher
• Margarethe Geiger  [ de ] (1783–1809), German artist
• Mark Geiger (born 1974), American football referee
• Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player
• Michael Geiger (born 1960), German football manager and former player
• Nick Geiger, (born 1952) Australian rugby league footballer
• Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter
• Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese artist
• Philipp Lorenz Geiger (1785–1836), German pharmacist and chemist
• Reinold Geiger (born 1947), Austrian businessman
• Richard Geiger (1870–1945), Austrian painter
• Roger Geiger (born 1943), American scholar of higher education in the United States
• Rolf Geiger (1934–2023), German footballer
• Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general
• Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German meteorologist and climatologist, son of Wilhelm Geiger and brother of Hans Geiger
• Rupprecht Geiger (1908–2009), German abstract painter and sculptor
• Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist
• Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German sociologist
• Vinzenz Geiger (born 1997), German Nordic combined skier and 2022 Olympic champion
• Wilhelm Geiger (1856–1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger
• Willi Geiger (judge) (1909–1994), German judge, president of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany and Associate Justice in the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
• Willi Geiger (painter) (1878–1971), German painter

See also

• Giger
• Guyger

References

1. "Geiger Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
2. "Geiger Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
3. "Meaning of Geiger Last Name - Surname - Family Name Geiger".