Wiegand is an old German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wgan, meaning to fight, through the past participle form wgant, 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
• 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