Geiger is a German, Hungarian or French surname.
In the German language Geiger means "violin player."
People with this surname include: 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
Constanze Geiger (1835–1890), Austrian pianist, actor, theatrical actress, composer and singer
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), US 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 Hugo Geiger (1901–1984), German politician Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter John Geiger (disambiguation) Joseph Solomon Gieger ben Medigo Mi-Candia (1591–1655): Greek rabbi, author, physician Karl Geiger (born 1993), German ski jumper Kaylon Geiger (born 1997), American football player Lazarus Geiger (1829–1870), German philologist and philosopher Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian (1783–1809), German artist Mark Geiger (born 1974), American soccer/football referee Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player Michael Geiger (footballer) (born 1960), German football manager and former player Michael Geiger (American football) (born 1994), American former college football player Nick Geiger (born 1952), Australian rugby league footballer Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter Peter Geiger (1942–2025), Liechtenstein political historian 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 Stefan Geiger, German conductor and trombonist Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German socialist and sociologist Vinzenz Geiger (born 1997), German Nordic combined skier and 2022 Olympic champion Wilhelm Geiger (1856–1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger
See also Geiger's Giger. surnames Guyger. surnames
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