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Where did the English Wente family come from? What is the English Wente family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wente family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wente 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 Wente research. Another 193 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1368, 1379, 1455, 1487, 1614, 1673, 1638 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Wente History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 55 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wente Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wente Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Johann Wente, aged 21, landed in New York, NY in 1850

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


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  2. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  3. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  4. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
  5. Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
  6. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  7. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
  8. MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
  9. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  10. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Wente Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wente 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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