Show ContentsWehling Surname History

Early Origins of the Wehling family

The surname Wehling was first found in county Norfolk, where William de Wellynge was recorded in 1273.

Early History of the Wehling family

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Wehling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Welling, Wellings, Wellinge, Wellynge, Wellyngs and many more.

Early Notables of the Wehling family

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United States Wehling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wehling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Ernst Wehling, who arrived in America in 1783 1
Wehling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Cath Elis Wehling, who arrived in America in 1844 1
  • Stephan Heinr Anton Wehling, who arrived in America in 1844 1
  • Elis Wehling, who landed in America in 1846 1
  • Georg Wehling, who landed in America in 1859 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wehling (post 1700) +

  • Ewald N. Wehling, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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