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
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