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Early Origins of the Waggener family

The surname Waggener 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 Waggener family

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Waggener Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Waggener has appeared include Wagner, Waggoner, Wagoner, Waggener, Wagener, Wiggoner, Wigoner and many more.

Early Notables of the Waggener family

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Waggener Ranking

In the United States, the name Waggener is the 16,292^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Waggener migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Waggener arrived in North America very early:

Waggener Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Waggener, who landed in America in 1782 2
Carel Waggener, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1789 2
Johanes Waggener, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1789 2

Waggener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andrew Waggener, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Waggener (post 1700) +

Arthur Waggener Rhorer (1885-1966), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html