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:
- Auguste Wiegand (1849–1904), Belgian organist in Sydney, Australia
- Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist
- Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), American physicist
- Dave Wiegand (1974-), American Scrabble player
- David Wiegand (1947–2018), American journalist and critic
- Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist
- Frank Wiegand (born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming
- Haike Beruriah Wiegand (born 1965), Oxford Lector in Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- 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 card readers
- Karl Henry von Wiegand (1874–1961), German-born American journalist
- Karl McKay Wiegand (1873–1942), American botanist
- Krista E. Wiegand (born 1971), American political scientist
- Leander Wiegand (born 1999), German American football player
- 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
- William B. Wiegand, pioneer in carbon black technology
- Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of Crow (band)