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Geist

in South Dakota

There are 79 people with the last name "Geist" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Geist 1,055
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  1. is 1,051st most common Davies
  2. is 1,052nd most common Ehlers
  3. is 1,053rd most common Esser
  4. is 1,054th most common Fanning
  5. is 1,055th most common Geist
  6. is 1,056th most common Hogan
  7. is 1,057th most common Huff
  8. is 1,058th most common Kocer
  9. is 1,059th most common Koupal

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Geist

Ben, Diane, Anthony, Carol, Claudia, Connie, Duane, Harold, Howard, Jeff

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 South Dakota

Since July 2008
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Ben Geist, SD (4 searches)
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