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![Show Contents]() Vanweyhe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany
The surname Vanweyhe has a few possible origins. The name may be toponymic, from a place name near which the original bearer lived or held land. Place names which could have inspired the surname Vanweyhe could be Weier, Weiher, Wieren, and Weyer in Germany or Wierum in Holland. Or the surname could be locative, from a geographical feature near where the bearer resided. In either case, the name would be derived from the Middle German word "weiher" meaning "a pond or still water" or from the old German water-word "wir." The surname Vanweyhe may also be patronymic, from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this case, the surname Vanweyhe would come from the personal name Wigheri, stemming from "weihen" meaning "holy." Early Origins of the Vanweyhe familyThe surname Vanweyhe was first found in Westphalia, 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. Haintz Weyer from Heudorf was recorded in Riedlingen in 1434, and Magdalena zum Weiher, widow of Erasmus zum Wiger, in Freiburg in 1572. A shoemaker named Martin Weyermann was mentioned in documents of 1644. Early History of the Vanweyhe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vanweyhe research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1580, 1596, 1610, 1620, 1621, 1623, 1640, 1666, 1670, 1690 and 1842 are included under the topic Early Vanweyhe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vanweyhe Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Weyer, Weyher, Wier, Weyhe, Weyier, van der Weyer, van den Weyer, Weye, Weyers, Wyers, Wyer, Wiermann and many more. Early Notables of the Vanweyhe familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vanweyhe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Vanweyhe familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Archibald Weyer, who settled in Barbados in 1634; Martha Wyer, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1719; Archibald Wier, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1721.
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