Winger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Winger family

The surname Winger was first found in Bavaria, where the name Wengert was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Winger family

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Winger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wenger, Wengert, Wengar, Wengier, Wengerik, Weanger and many more.

Early Notables of the Winger family

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Winger Ranking

In the United States, the name Winger is the 6,138^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Winger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Winger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ann Winger, aged 56, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1735 2
Lazerus Winger, aged 19, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1735 2
Jacob Winger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2

Winger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Winger, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1862 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Winger (post 1700) +

Debra Lynn Winger (b. 1955), American three-time Academy Award nominated actress from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, best known for roles in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993)
Charles Frederick Kip Winger (b. 1961), American rock musician, a member of the rock band Winger
Oscar Winger, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956 3
Jacob B. Winger, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Springfield, Missouri, 1864-66 3
Charles O. Winger, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Secretary of State of Minnesota, 1894 3
Al Winger, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html