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Geist

in North Dakota

There are 40 people with the last name "Geist" in North Dakota.

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Ranking in North Dakota

NameRank
Geist 2,322
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  1. is 2,318th most common Forbes
  2. is 2,319th most common Forsman
  3. is 2,320th most common Franklund
  4. is 2,321st most common Gebeke
  5. is 2,322nd most common Geist
  6. is 2,323rd most common Gieser
  7. is 2,324th most common Gimbel
  8. is 2,325th most common Griffith
  9. is 2,326th most common Gumke

Similar Names and Nicknames

Geisler, Geiser, Geis, Geissler, Geise, Geiss, Geisel, Geisinger, Geisen, Geissinger

Most Common First Names for Geist

Alan, Brad, Gerald, Richard, Rodney, Sharon, Virginia, Aaron, Adeline

Meaning & History

German: metonymic occupational name for a goatherd or nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle High German geiz ‘goat’.

German: habitational name for someone who lived in a house marked by the sign of the Holy Spirit (normally depicted as a dove), from Middle High German geist ‘spirit’. Both Geist and Heilgeist occur as house signs in Frankfurt am Main in the mid–14th century.

North German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area of barren sandy soil, Middle Low German gēst.

Recent Searches for "Geist" in North Dakota

Since July 2008
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Alan Geist, ND (4 searches)
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