Weygand: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Behind the Weygand surname stands Wiegand, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Name scholars give the meaning as “Warrior”. Weygand is listed among the recognised spellings of Wiegand. Related forms: Weigand, Wiegandt and Wigand.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Weygand with 284 bearers, at rank 69,170.

Arms linked to Wiegand and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Weygand report, with a museum-style coat of arms.