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Early Origins of the Wendel family

The surname Wendel was first found in Lancashire at Windle with Hardshaw, a township, in the parish and union of Prescot, hundred of West Derby. "Before the reign of John, Windhull gave name to a family, of whom was Edusa, widow of Alan de Windhull, who obtained from that king a summons for her dower against Alan de Windhull, son of the former." 1

By the reign of Edward III., the manor was held by William Boteler, but there is no record as to why the manor was lost. Another source shows in the year 1201, Alan de Windhull held estates at Windle.

The Manor of Skelmerdale in Lancashire proved to reveal some interesting details about the family. According to the Domesday Book, it was originally held by Uctred, who also held Dalton and Uplitherland. It was later part of the forest fee, held by the Gernet family.

Later, "there had been a sub-infeudation of the manor in favour of Alan de Windle, for in 1202 Edusa his widow claimed dower in this among other manors, which she released to Alan's son Alan, upon an assignment of her dower here and in other lands." 2 The Windle manor passed, like Windle itself, to the Burnhulls and Gerards by the 15th century.

Early History of the Wendel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wendel research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wendel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wendel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Windell, Windle, Windhull, Wyndel, Wyndell, Wyndle, Wyndhull, Windles, Wyndells and many more.

Early Notables of the Wendel family

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Wendel Ranking

In the United States, the name Wendel is the 6,333^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Wendel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wendel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Sussanna DuTrieux Wendel, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1644 4
Evert Jansen Wendel, who landed in New York in 1648 4
Evert Wendel, aged 60, who arrived in New York in 1675 4

Wendel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Augustus Wendel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 4
Philip Wendel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 4
Caspar Wendel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737 4
Abraham Wendel, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738
Samuel Wendel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1747 4
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Wendel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Theobald Wendel, who arrived in North America in 1846 4
Peter Jacob Wendel, who landed in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Andacia" 4
Bernard Wendel, aged 32, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1847 4
Gottfried Wendel, who sailed from Hamburg to Galveston, Texas in 1850
Gottfried Wendel, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1850 4
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Wendel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wendel Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Philipp Wendel, who landed in Canada in 1854
Johann Wendel, who landed in Canada in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Wendel (post 1700) +

Ben Wendel (b. 1976), Canadian-born, American jazz saxophonist, composer, bassoonist, and pianist
Elmarie Louise Wendel (b. 1939), American actress, best known for her role as Mrs. Dubcek in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun
William Bean Wendel (b. 1901), American chemist and professor
Joseph Wendel (1901-1960), Archbishop of the diocese of Munich and Freising
Joannes Anthonius Wilhelmus Christophorus Wendel (b. 1936), Dutch admiral
Warren Wendel Wiersbe (1929-2019), American pastor, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer
Daniel Wendel Imhof (b. 1977), Swiss-born, Canadian footballer
David Wendel Guion (1892-1981), Texan composer, best known for his arrangements of cowboy tunes
Wendel Anne Meldrum (b. 1958), Canadian actress, best known for her roles as the "low talker" in the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Puffy Shirt", and as Miss White/Mrs. Heimer on The Wonder Years.
Wendel P. Lockard, founder of Lockard Companies, Cedar Falls, IA

Historic Events for the Wendel family +

Bismarck

Erich Wendel (1916-1941), German Schreibersoberfeldwebel who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
"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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details