Show ContentsWander History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Wander family

The surname Wander was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat and were Lords of the manor of Winder. This family name held considerable estates in both Cumberland and Westmorland.

Early History of the Wander family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wander research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1693, 1714, 1733 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Wander History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wander Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Windere, Winderes, Winder, Winders, Windhere and others.

Early Notables of the Wander family

Distinguished members of the family include Henry Winder (d. 1733), an English farmer and his son; Henry Winder (1693-1752), an English nonconformist minister and chronologist. "His grandfather, Henry Winder, farmer, who lived to be...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wander Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Wander migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wander Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Christina Wander, who landed in America in 1742 [1]
Wander Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Wander, who arrived in Mississippi in 1897 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Wander (post 1700) +

  • Dennis H. Wander, American Republican politician, Candidate for Mayor of North College Hill, Ohio, 1987 [2]
  • Margaret Wander Bonanno (1950-2021), American science fiction writer, ghost writer and small press publisher who wrote seven Star Trek novels
  • Margaret Wander Bonanno (b. 1950), American science fiction writer, ghost writer and small press publisher [3]
  • Wander Suero Montero (b. 1991), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Wander Samuel Franco Aybar Sr. (b. 2001), nicknamed "El Patron", a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB)


The Wander Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nulla pallescere culpa
Motto Translation: To turn pale from no crime.


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Margaret Bonanno. (Retrieved 2011, June 2) Margaret Bonanno. Retrieved from http://www.margaretwanderbonanno.com/


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