Wegner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Wegner Ranking

In the United States, the name Wegner is the 5,518^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hans Wegner, who landed in America in 1731 2
Sebastian Wegner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Kunrath Wegner, who landed in Massachusetts in 1753 2
Jacob Wegner, who landed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1758 2
Henrich Wegner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2
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Johann Wegner, who arrived in Texas in 1840-1850 2
Dorothea Wegner, who landed in America in 1843 2
Friedrich Wegner, aged 25, who arrived in America in 1843 2
Luise Wegner, aged 31, who landed in America in 1843 2
Marie Hopfner Wegner, aged 43, who arrived in America in 1843 2
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Peter Wegner (b. 1963), American artist
Peter Wegner (b. 1932), American computer scientist, early object-oriented programming (OOP) pioneer
Oscar Wegner (b. 1939), American tennis coach
Josef William Wegner (b. 1967), American Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Wegner (1948-2013), Canadian-born, American experimental psychologist, professor of psychology at Harvard University
Otto A. Wegner, American politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1938 3
Herman B. Wegner (b. 1891), American politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1933-44 3
Earl Edward Wegner, American politician, Mayor of Pullman, Washington, 1927-30 3
Conrad F. Wegner, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Darien, 1932 3
John Wegner AO (1950-2019), German-born Australian operatic baritone
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Paul Wegner (1920-1941), 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 4

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The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details