Geiger (surname)

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

People with this surname

Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi
Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
Emily Geiger (born about 1760), legendary heroine of the American Revolutionary War
Hans Geiger (1882–1945), inventor of the Geiger counter and son of Wilhelm Geiger
Harold Geiger (1884-1927) pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning
Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot
H.R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer best known for his design work on the film Alien
Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician
Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter
John Geiger (1875-1956), American rower
Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian
Lazarus Geiger (1829–1870), German philologist and philosopher
Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player
Margarethe Geiger, (1783–1809), German artist
Michael Geiger (born 1960), German association football player
Nick Geiger, (born 1952) Australian rugby league footballer
Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter
Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general
Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German meteorologist and climatologist
Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist
Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German sociologist
Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger

References

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