Degen (surname)
Degen is a surname of Swiss, German or Croatian origin.
There are numerous unrelated families sharing the name, which can originate in a number of given names beginning in Degen- ; compare the Degener surname, from the German given name Degenher.
A family called Degen originally from Muotathal, Schwyz, rose to some prominence in the Swiss Confederacy in the 16th century.
Members of the family were reeves in Riviera, Gaster, Blenio, Thurgau, and Landammann in March. This family was extinct in 1826.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Carl Ferdinand Degen, Danish mathematician
- Árpád Degen, Hungarian biologist and botanist
- Ion Degen, Soviet and Israeli writer and physician.
- Paul Degen, Swiss artist
- Silvije Degen, Croatian politician
- Bob Degen, American jazz pianist
- Bruce Degen, American author and illustrator
- Sandra J. F. Degen, American biochemist and molecular geneticist
- Jürgen Degen, German footballer
- Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer
- David Degen, Swiss footballer
