The Geiger surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 21,785 people carried this name — #1,503 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,400 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,792 people named Geiger live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 869 people named Geiger.
66 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
82 people named Geiger have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 135 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 26 people named Geiger live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Geiger,
with a public archive behind them.
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Conrad Geiger 1751–1808 · painter -
Margarethe Geiger 1783–1809 · painter -
Philipp Lorenz Geiger 1785–1836 · physician -
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger 1805–1880 · teacher -
Abraham Geiger 1810–1874 · rabbi
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 182 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Geiger.
- Gehant 133 · U.S. census
- Gehin 106 · U.S. census
- Gehl 1,319 · U.S. census
- Gehrig 1,068 · U.S. census
- Gehringer 1,438 · U.S. census
- Geib 2,700 · U.S. census
- Geis 3,386 · U.S. census
- Geisen 598 · U.S. census
- Geiser 3,533 · U.S. census
- Geisler 5,963 · U.S. census
- Geismar 174 · U.S. census
- Geiss 1,232 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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