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Where did the English Wend family come from? What is the English Wend family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wend family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wend family history?

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

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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wend research. Another 282 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1368, 1379, 1455, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wend History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Wend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wend Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Carl Wend, who arrived in New York in 1784

Wend Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • F Wend, aged 27, landed in New York, NY in 1847

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  10. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
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The Wend Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wend Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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