Deger Family History
Deger Name Meaning
German: nickname for a big person from Middle Low German deger ‘big tall’. American shortened and altered form of French Didierlaurent a surname composed of the personal names Didier and Laurent . Compare Dedear . Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Geer see Degeer . Turkish (Değer): ornamental name or nickname from değer ‘worth(y)’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022