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Early Origins of the Wehrli family

The surname Wehrli was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Wehrli family

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Wehrli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wahren, Wahrren, Wahrene, Wahrenes, Wahrens, Wahrenn, Wahrenns, Wahrenne, Wahreen, Wahreens, Warin and many more.

Early Notables of the Wehrli family

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United States Wehrli migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wehrli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Vincent Wehrli, who arrived in North Dakota in 1882 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wehrli (post 1700) +

  • Roger Russell Wehrli (b. 1947), American former National Football League cornerback from New Point, Missouri, inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007
  • W. J. Wehrli, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1960 2
  • Max Wehrli (1909-1998), Swiss literary scholar and Germanist, awarded the 1979 Prix Gottfried Keller
  • Ursus Wehrli (b. 1969), Swiss comedian and artist


  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 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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