Show ContentsWendorff Surname History

Early Origins of the Wendorff family

The surname Wendorff was first found in West Prussia and Pomerania, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Wendorff family

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Wendorff Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Windorf, Wendorf, Wendorp, Windorp, Windorff, Wendorff, Winndorf, Winndorp, Vindorf, Vindorp, Weindorf, Weindorp, Wiendorf, Wiendorp, Vindorff, Vinndorf, Weindorff, Wintorf, Wentorf, Windtorf, Windtorf, Weinndorf, Wiendorff and many more.

Early Notables of the Wendorff family

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United States Wendorff migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wendorff Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marie Elis Wendorff, aged 43, who arrived in America in 1845 1


  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)


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