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Wagoner Ranking

In the United States, the name Wagoner is the 2,348th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1


United States Wagoner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wagoner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Wagoner, who arrived in Maryland in 1702-1703 2
  • Sebastian Wagoner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
  • Elias Wagoner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
  • William Wagoner, aged 42, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
  • Johans Wagoner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Wagoner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Yorick Wagoner, aged 28, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • Jacob Wagoner, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • John Wagoner, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • Henry Wagoner, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 2
  • Christopher Wagoner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Wagoner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Otto Wagoner, who landed in Arkansas in 1906 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Wagoner (post 1700) +

  • Winfred E. Wagoner (1888-1948), American educator
  • Murray Van Wagoner (1898-1986), American politician, 38th Governor of Michigan from 1941 to 1942
  • Mark Wagoner (b. 1971), American politician, formerly in the Ohio House of Representatives
  • Kenneth S. Wagoner (1911-1998), American professor and skin scientist
  • George Richard "Rick" Wagoner Jr. (b. 1953), American businessman, former General Motors chief executive officer
  • Porter Wagoner (1927-2007), American country music singer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • David Wagoner (b. 1926), American poet, nominee for two National Book Awards
  • Dan Wagoner (b. 1932), American modern dancer
  • James Van Wagoner, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1950 3
  • Garret Van Wagoner, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Passaic County, 1865-66 3
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Wagoner +

  • The Descendants of Michael Wagoner, ca. 1774-1826 by Margaret M. Wagner.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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