Wedel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wedel family

The surname Wedel was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the family name branched into other houses, where their influence continued to be felt because of the important role they played in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Wedel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wedel research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1645, 1671, 1672, 1675, 1684, 1709, 1721, 1743, 1747, 1776, 1798, 1806, 1812 and 1832 are included under the topic Early Wedel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wedel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wedel, Webel, Weebel, Weeble, Weble, Wedle and others.

Early Notables of the Wedel family

Prominent bearers of the name Wedel at this time were

Georg Wolfgang Wedel (1645-1721), a German professor of surgery, botany, theoretical and practical medicine, and chemistry

Wedel Ranking

In the United States, the name Wedel is the 15,622^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wedel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wedel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Wedel, who arrived in America in 1726 2
Caspar Wedel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737 2
Johannes Wedel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Maria Catharina Wedel, aged 41, who landed in Carolina in 1752 2
Johan Peter Wedel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
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Wedel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hasje Wedel, aged 32, who landed in New York, NY in 1849 2
Peter Wedel, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1850 2
F Henriette Wedel, aged 17, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
F Herman Wedel, aged 23, who landed in New York, NY in 1852 2
F Julius Wedel, aged 13, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wedel (post 1700) +

Dieter Karl Cäsar Wedel (1939-2022), German director who directed numerous television productions since the late 1960s
Erhard Gustave de Wedel, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) Erhard Wedel. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html