Wente History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wente family

The surname Wente was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1275 when Henry Wentheld estates in that county.

Early History of the Wente family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wente research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1368, 1379, 1455, 1487, 1499, 1500, 1541, 1560, 1614, 1638, 1660 and 1673 are included under the topic Early Wente History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wente Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Went, Whent, Wend, Whend, Wente, Wende, Whenty, Whendy, Wendy, Wentt and many more.

Early Notables of the Wente family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Wendy (1500?-1560), an English court physician, born between May 1499 and May 1500, and was the second son of Thomas Wendy of Clare, Suffolk. "He was subsequently appointed physician to Henry VIII, who on 12 June 1541 granted to him and his wife the manor...
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Wente migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wente Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Wente, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wente (post 1700) +

C H Wente, American founder of Wente Vineyards is a winery in Livermore, California in 1883
Bob Wente (1933-2000), American racecar driver

Citations +

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)