Wagener History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wagener family

The surname Wagener was first found in Yorkshire 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 14th century.

Early History of the Wagener family

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Wagener Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Wagener has been spelled many different ways, including Wagner, Waggoner, Wagoner, Waggener, Wagener, Wiggoner, Wigoner and many more.

Early Notables of the Wagener family

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Wagener migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Wageners to arrive in North America:

Wagener Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Paulus Wagener, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 1
Abraham Wagener, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
Johan Wagener, aged 16, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Peter Wagener, aged 16, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Andrew Wagener, who arrived in New Jersey in 1763-1765 1
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Wagener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Wagener, aged 27, who arrived in America in 1844 1
Mr. Hermann Wagener, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Element"
Mr. Joh. Jost. Wagener, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Element"
Mr. Joh. Hein. Wagener, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "York"
John Wagener, aged 26, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1847 1
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Wagener migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wagener Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Barbara Wagener, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Henrich Wagener, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Mana Wagener, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Margereta Wagener, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Maria Wagener, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wagener (post 1700) +

David Douglas Wagener (1792-1860), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
George Wagener, American politician from New York in the 1800s
Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener (1782-1861), German banker and patron of the arts
Leutnant Werner Wagener (b. 1894), German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
Carl Wagener (1901-1988), German Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), Prussian jurist, chief editor of the Kreuzzeitung
Pater Sigbert Wagener OFMCap (1919-2004), German Capuchin priest, a teacher, a scientist and naturalist
Otto Wagener (1888-1971), German major general

Historic Events for the Wagener family +

Bismarck

Richard Wägener (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2
Joachim Wagener (1920-1941), German Fähnrich (W) who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2
Dietrich Wagener (1920-1941), German Sanitätsobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

Citations +

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details