Wiegand is a German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wîgan, meaning to fight, through the past participle form wîgant, meaning the fighter. The word comes from wîg (battle/war). The name was in use by the Middle Ages, also as a first name.
Notable people with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand include:
Auguste Wiegand (1849–1904), Belgian organist in Sydney, Australia
Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), American physicist
David Wiegand (1947–2018), American journalist and critic Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist Frank Wiegand (born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming Heinrich Wiegand (1855–1909), head of Norddeutscher Lloyd Joe Wiegand (born 1965), portrayer of Theodore Roosevelt
Karl Henry von Wiegand (1874–1961), German-born American journalist Karl McKay Wiegand (1873–1942), American botanist
Krista E. Wiegand (born 1971), American political scientist Leander Wiegand (born 1999), German American football player Lisa Wiegand (born 1968), American cinematographer
Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936), German archaeologist Thomas Wiegand (born 1970), German electrical engineer Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic
See also
Weigand Weigandt Weygand Wigand (disambiguation)