The Zeigler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,135 people carried this name — #2,742 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 12,626 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Zeigler surname

From German Ziegler, a common surname meaning "bricklayer".

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zeigler» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Zeigler in American newspapers,
1896–1919.

Newspaper page from The Morning Times carrying the name Zeigler
The Morning Times 1896-12-27
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Zeigler
New-york Tribune 1919-01-15
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Zeigler
The Washington Times 1904-04-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 64,473 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Zeigler in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,752 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zeigler. The most, 341, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 557
Queensland 401
South Australia 371
Victoria 192
Tasmania 107
Western Australia 95
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zeigler.

Who carried it

People named Zeigler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Heinrich Zeigler 1410–1481
  • Wilbur G. Zeigler 1857–1923 · translator
  • Henry Zeigler 1889–1968 · painter
  • Sanford Zeigler 1891– · politician
  • Earle F. Zeigler 1919–2018 · university teacher
  • Ted Zeigler 1926–1999 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Zeigler,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,107 records

1,107 records of the Zeigler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 523
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 237
  • Other U.S. records 347
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard H. Zeigler

    Born 1924 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; aircraft mechanic. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fredrike Zeigler

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 18; seamstress. From Usa, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roger David Zeigler

    Born 1947; from Yeagertown, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,107 records for Zeigler in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Zeigler name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 17
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Rubin Zeigler

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of New Rochelle, New York.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Irene Zeigler

    Buried in 1906 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie Dorcas Zeigler

    Died 1935 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Zeigler in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia18 records

18 records of the Zeigler name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frank Carroll Zeigler

    Retired of Portland, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Zeigler

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Suevic, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record A. E. Zeigler

    Of Cooma, New South Wales; died 1915.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Zeigler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Zeigler name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Zeigler

    From Donauwörth, Schwaben. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 14 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 12).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Zeigler

    From Donauwörth. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 21 September 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 12).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Zeigler

    From Zirgesheim, Donauwörth. Reported dead in the Württemberg casualty list of 10 September 1915 (Grenadier Regiment No. 119).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Zeigler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Norway5 records

5 records of the Zeigler name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Emil Zeigler

    Census of 1910: Berg, Dovre; born 1836 in Eker.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Benidicte Kaspara Olivia Zeigler

    Census of 1910: Oslogate, Kristiania; born 1860 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Gunnar Zeigler

    Census of 1910: Oslogate, Kristiania; born 1899 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Zeigler in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Zeigler name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edgar Everard Zeigler

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 25.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Zeigler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Victorine Zeigler

    Born 1923 in Huriel (Allier); died 2000 in Tarare (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Zeigler name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Petronella Maria Zeigler

    Baptised in 1755 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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