Cognomen Degener (Degener 
, Degenerous) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Degener is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Netherlands, where it is a rare surname, and Uruguay. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Degener is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Degener | Netherlands, United States, South Africa, Germany, Poland |
| degener buggenhagen German nobleman and hereditary lord marshal of Pomerania-Wolgast, DE (b. 1400) |
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johann hartmann degener DE (b. 1687) |
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edward degener American politician (1809-1890), US (b. 1809) |
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| johann christian degener DE (b. 1774) |
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| friedrich conrad degener DE (b. 1806) |
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| robert degener (b. 1813) |
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| bernhard degener German politician, DE (b. 1829) |
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frederik schmidt degener Dutch museum director (1881-1941), NL (b. 1881) |
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| paul degener DE (b. 1851) |
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richard degener diver, US (b. 1912) |
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| joachim degener German general (1883-1953), DE (b. 1883) |
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| johannes degener German politician (1889-1959), DE (b. 1889) |
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volker w. degener German writer, DE (b. 1941) |
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| albert degener general manager, German chamber of commerce in Athens, DE (b. 1899) |
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| otto degener American botanist (1899–1988), US (b. 1899) |
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