Wiegand

Wiegand is a German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wîgan, meaning to fight, through the past participle form wîgant, meaning the fighter.The word comes from wîg (battle/war). The name was in use by the Middle Ages, also as a first name.

People with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand:

• Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist
• Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), American physicist
• Dave Wiegand, American Scrabble player
• David Wiegand (1947–2018), American journalist and critic
• Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist
• Frank Wiegand (born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming
• Heinrich Wiegand (1855–1909), head of Norddeutscher Lloyd
• Joe Wiegand (born 1965), portrayer of Theodore Roosevelt
• John R. Wiegand
  • Wiegand effect
  • Wiegand wire
  • Wiegand protocol, used in many kinds of card readers, both for Wiegand wire card readers and magnetic stripe card readers.
• Karl Henry von Wiegand (1874–1961), German-born American journalist
• Karl McKay Wiegand (1873–1942), American botanist
• Lisa Wiegand (born 1968), American cinematographer
• Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936), German archaeologist
• Thomas Wiegand (born 1970), German electrical engineer
• Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic
• Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of the rock band Crow