Geyer Family History
Geyer Name Meaning
German:: nickname for a greedy or rapacious person from Middle High German and Middle Low German gīr(e) ‘large bird of prey vulture’ or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house identified by the sign of a bird of prey. habitational name from a place called Geyer near Zwickau in Saxony which is probably ultimately from the same word as in 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022