Surname meaning for "Kieker" or "VonKieker"?

Question: Surname meaning for "Kieker" or "VonKieker"!?

I have been trying to find the meaning of my last name!. So far I have had no luck!. The last name Kieker does not seem to exist!. Yet at the same time i can find marriage records of Kiekers!.

My last name is of German origin, and i was told by my Grandfather that when his family came to the states from Germany they dropped the prefix "Von"!.

I would really like a website that has my last names meaning, excluding anyones that you have to pay to use!.

Thank You very much!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Your name is Low German!. "Kieken" is a verb, meaning to look or to watch, and a "Kieker" is a person who is doing this!. The name is not very common!. There are some more "Kiecker", and for that version you can find an explanation on the web:
http://www!.ancestry!.com/facts/Kiecker-fa!.!.!.

http://christoph!.stoepel!.net/geogen/en/D!.!.!. (cklick on RESEARCH two times)

Something funny by the way: in our days "Kieker" is even the Low German word for "binocular"!.
As you know, "von" as a prefix of a name is an attribute of nobility!. If you can prove that your family just dropped it, you still have the right to reassume it, if you like to!.Www@QuestionHome@Com