# Geiger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/geiger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,634 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,009 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (21,785 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡaɪɡə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Geiger.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Geiger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Geiger in the United States, Cisleithania, Austria and Germany.

## People named Geiger

- Mark Geiger, American association football referee
- John Geiger, American rower (1873–1956)
- Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter
- Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, Austrian artist (1805–1880)
- Arno Geiger, Austrian playwright and writer
- Friedrich Geiger, Automobile designer (1907–1996)
- Richard Geiger, Austrian painter of Jewish descent (1870-1945)
- Matt Geiger, American basketball player (born 1969)
- Austin St. John, American actor
- Constanze von Ruttenstein, Austrian composer, pianist, and actor (1836-1890)

## Similar surnames

Geiser, Giguere, Gasser, Guizar, Gauger, Gaiser, Gosser, Goucher, Gager, Gasior.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.