Wendland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Wendland family

The surname Wendland was first found in Germany, where the name Wendland came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. The name was given to a person from Wendland, a place in north-east Germany. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Wendling, a municipality in the district of Grieskirchen in Upper Austria.

Early History of the Wendland family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wendland research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1657 and 1731 are included under the topic Early Wendland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wendland Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wendt, Wend, Wende, Wendisch, Windisch, Winsch, Wundisch, Wunsche, Wunsch, Wentscher, Wintscher, Wunscher, Winschmann, Windischmann, Wunschmann, Wendland, Wendlandt, Wendlander, Wendler and many more.

Early Notables of the Wendland family

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Wendland Ranking

In the United States, the name Wendland is the 12,705^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wendland migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wendland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D Wendland, who landed in Brazil in 1854 2
John Wendland, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1862 2
Bernhard Wendland, aged 4, who landed in America, in 1893
Gustav Wendland, aged 12, who landed in America, in 1893
Miss E. Wendland, aged 18, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Dresden" 3
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Wendland Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Carl Wendland, aged 44, who settled in America from Neu Dobrin, Germany, in 1904
Fda Wendland, aged 11, who landed in America from Neu Dobrin, Germany, in 1904
August Wendland, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Dobrzyn, Russia, in 1907
Carl Wendland, aged 68, who immigrated to the United States from Malchin, Germany, in 1909
Emil Wendland, aged 43, who landed in America from Czarkaw, Russia, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wendland (post 1700) +

Vaughn P. Wendland, American geologist and field assistant, eponym Mount Wendland, Antarctica
Mike Wendland, American technology reporter and author for the Detroit Free Press
Dr. Ray Theodore Wendland (1911-1986), American experimental chemist and academic
Scott Wendland, American figure skater at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Hermann Wendland (1825-1903), German botanist and gardener, eponym of Wendlandiella, a South American palm
Wolfgang Wendland (b. 1962), German musician, actor, film producer and politician
Johann Christoph Wendland (1755-1828), German botanist and gardener
Heinrich Ludolph "Ludwig" Wendland (1791-1869), German botanist and author of "Commentatio de Acacias aphyllii" in 1820
Johann Theodor "Paul" Wendland (1864-1915), German classical philologist, professor at the Kiel University, Breslau University and Göttingen University
August Freiherr von Wendland (1806-1884), Bavarian diplomat to France

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 1989