Wieger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Wieger family

The surname Wieger was first found in Hesse-Nassau, now Wiesbaden, until 1866 a sovereign duchy, is now part of Prussia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Wieger family

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Wieger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weippert, Wiggert, Wieppert, Weichhard, Weiggert, Weigger, Weichert, Weickert, Weicker, Wieger, Wieghardt, Weicker and many more.

Early Notables of the Wieger family

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Wieger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wieger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Conrad Wieger, aged 37, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1847 1
Christopher Wieger, who landed in Indiana in 1854 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)