Origin Displayed: Polish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wernicki, Wernik, Wernick, Wernikowski, Wiernic, Wiernicki, Wiernik and many more.First found in Cracow. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johann Ludwig Wernick, a Hessian mercenary in the American War for Independence, Lois Wernick, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1796; Charlotte Wernicke, who came to New York, NY in 1854. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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