Wessling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Wessling family

The surname Wessling was first found in West Prussia and Pomerelia, 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 Wessling family

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Wessling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wessling, Weseling, Wesseling, Wesslin, Weselin, Wesselin, Weissling, Weisseling, Weiseling, Wesling, Weissling, Weselling and many more.

Early Notables of the Wessling family

Notable figures of the period with the name Wessling were

the Wessling family of West Prussia

Wessling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wessling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M A Wessling, who arrived in America in 1847 1
Sibilla Wessling, aged 48, who landed in Kansas in 1880 1
Anna Sibilla Wessling, aged 59, who landed in Kansas in 1880 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wessling (post 1700) +

Otto Wessling (1913-1944), German Luftwaffe ace credited with 83 aerial victories, and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Ansgar Wessling (b. 1961), German competition rower and Olympic champion

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)