The Aigen Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

The spelling Aigen grew out of Aigner, an Austrian surname with a long paper trail.

The family name meaning is “Owner of his farm”, the same as for Aigner. Records show Aigen as one of the forms Aigner took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Aigenherr and Eigner.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Aigen, so the heraldry linked to Aigner is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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