Origin and popularity of the name EIGNER
Origin
Eigner : 1: German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German aigen ‘own’ a status name originally denoting a landowner who held his land outright rather than by rent or feudal obligation. In the Middle Ages this was sufficiently rare to be worthy of remark and was normally a special privilege granted in recognition of some exceptional service.2: German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Aigen (Bavaria Austria) or Eigen (North Rhine-Westphalia Bavaria Austria Switzerland).3: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Eigner ‘owner’.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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