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Early Origins of the Wendorf family

The surname Wendorf was first found in West Prussia and Pomerania, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Wendorf family

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Wendorf Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Windorf, Wendorf, Wendorp, Windorp, Windorff, Wendorff, Winndorf, Winndorp, Vindorf, Vindorp, Weindorf, Weindorp, Wiendorf, Wiendorp, Vindorff, Vinndorf, Weindorff, Wintorf, Wentorf, Windtorf, Windtorf, Weinndorf, Wiendorff and many more.

Early Notables of the Wendorf family

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United States Wendorf migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wendorf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Wilhelm Wendorf, aged 27, who landed in America in 1846 1


  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)


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