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The rieger Surname

rieger Name Meaning and History

  1. from a reduced form of the personal name Rüdiger (see Rudiger).
  2. nickname from Middle High German rüegære, rüeger ‘complainer’ (earlier ‘prosecutor’).

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Distribution of rieger Families in the US in 1920
Number of rieger families
 58-114
 20-57
 1-19
 0
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