Surname Giesing - Meaning and Origin

Giesing: What does the surname Giesing mean?

The surname Giesing is derived from a topographic name for someone who lived in a meadow or mainly grassed landscape, deriving from the Old High German word “gisen” meaning “grass”. This type of naming system is common in countries where surnames became fixed in the Middle Ages such as Germany or the Netherlands.

The Giesing surname is said to be an occupational occupation, specifically the occupation of cutting, gathering and selling hay that is grown in meadows for livestock feed. It is likely then that those originally with the surname Giesing were involved in farming practices. It is also possible that the Giesing family were herders or grazers at some point in their past. Alternatively, the surname may have been a sign of regional origin, with people of the same area taking on the surname Giesing as a symbolic or social identity marker.

The original form of the name can be found in recordings in Germany during the 1500s and 1600s, including one Elias Giesin who was recorded in 1582, and Nicol Giesinchin was mentioned in the same year. The name is now mainly found in Germany, and its greatest numbers of bearers are found in Bayern and Baden-Wurttemberg.

The current size of the Giesing population worldwide is not known, but it is a rare surname and likely not a common one among most communities. It is likely that the original Giesing family still exists today, although the name has probably been adapted by some in other ways over time.

Giesing: Where does the name Giesing come from?

The last name Giesing is most commonly found in Germany today. There are more than 20,000 people per every million with the last name Giesing living in Germany. This last name is generally found in the Northwestern, Central, and Southern parts of the country.

Giesing is well known in Bavarian culture. There have been numerous people with this last name that have made important contributions to Germany and Bavarian society, such as Johannes Giesing, who was a published philologist, and Christian Giesing who wrote a popular history of Bavaria in the 19th century.

Outside of Germany, the name Giesing can be found in the United States, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Austria, among other countries. In the United States, Giesing can be particularly found in the Midwestern states of Illinois and Wisconsin.

The Giesing last name can also be found in other countries throughout the world, where people have emigrated from Germany to, such as Australia, South America, and some countries Africa. As with other German last names, Giesing has more frequently become anglicized in other countries, becoming Gising, Giesen, and Gisinger, depending on the region and language.

Variations of the surname Giesing

The surname Giesing is a German-language family name derived from Gisingen, a former independent village located in the Bühl district of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. The variants of Giesing include Giesinger, Gießinger, Gisinger, Gissinger, Gicinger, Gising, Gisin, Gisinga, Giese, Giesecke, Gieseking, Giesen, Gisesing, Gisingerin and Gysinger.

Giesing is derived from the Middle High German word 'gise' or 'gese', meaning goat, and 'ing' which indicates possession or ownership. It may have been an occupational name for one who owned goats. The earliest known record of the Giesing name dates back to 1368, when a Hans Gisinger was recorded as living in Gisingen.

The spellings of Giesing vary, but it is most commonly found as Giesinger. In the US, many of the spellings have been changed to Gisinger, Gising and Gisinger. There are also Gisingerin variants, which are of Swiss origin.

The surname Giesing is found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the United States. It is also found in other countries with significant populations of German or Austrian descent such as Canada and Brazil.

In modern times, Giesing is a fairly common surname in Germany and other countries with German-speaking populations. It is also used as a given name, especially in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg.

Famous people with the name Giesing

• Giselle Giesing, German makeup and special effects artist
• Jacqueline Weld, Duchess of Giesing, philanthropist and socialite
• Bob Giesing, American baseball player
• Shawn Giesing, American film director
• Beate Giesing, German politician
• Len Giesing, Canadian professional hockey player
• Norman Giesing, former American Major League Baseball third baseman
• Emil Giesing, Hungarian gymnast
• Jari Giesing, German footballer
• Daryl Giesing, American professional football player
• Johann Giesing, Prussian civil servant
• Leonard Giesing, German painter and archeologist
• August Giesing, German newspaper editor
• Joachim Giesing, German doctor and theologian
• Lisa Giesing, German singer
• Richard Giesing, Austrian politician
• Reinhold Giesing, German politician
• Hermann Giesing, German physicist
• Elmar Giesing, German footballer
• Anke Giesing, German soprano singer

Other surnames

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