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Wanner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Belgium
Germany

The Wanner name is derived from the Middle High German word "wanne," which was a type of basket. The surname is of occupational origin for a maker or seller of winnowing fans, which were baskets used to clean grain.

Early Origins of the Wanner family

The surname Wanner was first found in Germany, where the name Wanner came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. A bearer of Wanner is on record in Isny in the year 1250. Documents from 1301 show a Rudolf genannt (called) Wanner, who was an assessor at the court of Esslingen. Families of this name later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status.

Early History of the Wanner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wanner research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1414, 1540 and 1585 are included under the topic Early Wanner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wanner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wanner, Waner, Wanler, Wenner, Wanen, Wanern, Wönner, Weiner, Wienner, Wonnen, Winner, Weynner, Wuynner, Weynen, Wansen, Wenser, Wannamaker, Wannameiker, Wennmaker, Wannamacher, Wannemacher and many more.

Early Notables of the Wanner family

Notables of the time with the name Wanner included

the Wanner family of Wangen

Wanner Ranking

In the United States, the name Wanner is the 11,128^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wanner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wanner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ludwig Wanner, who arrived in New York in 1710
Ludwig Wanner, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714 2
Moses Wanner, who arrived in America in 1723 2
Jacob Wanner, a Palatine, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1727
Martin Wanner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Wanner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alexander Wanner, who settled in Illinois in 1860
George Wanner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 2
Henry Wanner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 2
Christian Wanner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 2
Ester Wanner, aged 72, who landed in New York, NY in 1879 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Wanner migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wanner Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Conradt Wanner, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Henrich Wanner, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Wanner Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John Wanner, who arrived in Canada in 1831
Tobias Wanner, who arrived in Canada in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Wanner (post 1700) +

Nevin M. Wanner, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904 3
Lucinda O. Wanner, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964, 1972 3
Joel B. Wanner, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1856-57, 1861-63 3
J. Conrad Wanner, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900 3
A. L. Wanner, American politician, Village President of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1942 3
Clarence Curtis "Johnny," "Jack" Wanner (1885-1919), American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the New York Highlanders in the 1909 season
Florian Wanner (b. 1978), German gold and bronze medalist judoka in 2003
Zukiswa Wanner, South African journalist and novelist; her first novel, The Madams, was shortlisted for the K. Sello Duiker Award in 2007
Richard Wanner (b. 1962), former Australian Rules footballer
Rudolf Wanner (b. 1951), Austrian ski jumper at the 1976 Winter Olympics

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 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html