Aigenherr Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Clerks wrote Aigner in many ways, and Aigenherr is one that stuck.

Read literally, Aigenherr points to “Owner of his farm”. Records show Aigenherr as one of the forms Aigner took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Aigen and Eigner.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Aigenherr family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Aigenherr report, with a museum-style coat of arms.