Geier Family History
Geier Name Meaning
German: variant of Geyer . Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Yiddish geyer ‘peddler’ (a derivative of geyn ‘to go’); or in some cases perhaps an unflattering name from German Geier ‘vulture’ bestowed by non-Jewish government officials in central Europe at the time when surnames became compulsory.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022