Geier Family History
Geier Name Meaning
German: see Geyer.Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational
name from Yiddish geyer ‘peddler’ (a derivative of geyn
‘to go’) or in some cases perhaps an unflattering name from German
Geier ‘vulture’, as in 1, bestowed by non-Jewish government
officials in central Europe at the time when surnames became
compulsory.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Geier
Name Distribution of Geier Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Geier families
 56 - 109  19 - 55 |
 1 - 18  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Geier families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Geier last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Geier census records
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Geier Family Origin
Geier Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Geier
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Geier Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Geier census records
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Geier Civil War Service Records
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