The geyer Surname
geyer Name Meaning and History
German: nickname for a greedy or rapacious person, from Middle High
and Middle Low German gir(e) ‘large bird of prey’,
‘vulture’. Some early examples may be a habitational name from houses
bearing the sign of a bird of prey or from a place named Geyer near
Zwickau, in Saxony, which is probably ultimately from the same
word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Charles and Michael GEYER graves & others seen in Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny county | Jan | 4 |
| Jacob geyer | Diane | 6 |
| John GIYER 1864 PA- 1929 KS | Nancy Overstreet Cook | 7 |
| Geyer family | Jamie Woodfield | 30 |
| Anyone descended from Jeremiah Geyer ???? |
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| Frank and Lucinda (Griffith) Geyer | Rebecca | 8 |
| GEYER Hugh M and Anne A |
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| William Geyer Marinette, WI |
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| Looking for Geyers initially from NY | June Murphy | 2 |
| Descendants of Abraham Geyer |
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