| ![Show Contents]() Wendy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Wendy familyThe surname Wendy was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1275 when Henry Wentheld estates in that county. Early History of the Wendy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wendy research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1368, 1379, 1455, 1487, 1499, 1500, 1541, 1560, 1614, 1638, 1660 and 1673 are included under the topic Early Wendy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wendy Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Went, Whent, Wend, Whend, Wente, Wende, Whenty, Whendy, Wendy, Wentt and many more. Early Notables of the Wendy familyDistinguished members of the family include - Thomas Wendy (1500?-1560), an English court physician, born between May 1499 and May 1500, and was the second son of Thomas Wendy of Clare, Suffolk. "He was subsequently appointed physician to Henry V...
- His nephew, Sir Thomas Wendy (1614-1673), was an English politician who inherited Haslingfield estate and rose to become High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1638, and sat in the Hous...
Wendy RankingIn New Zealand, the name Wendy is the 895th most popular surname with an estimated 819 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Wendy familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wendy (post 1700) | + |
- Ms. Naomi Wendy Climer C.B.E., FREng, FIET, (b. 1964), British Engineer who also works in Broadcaster, Media and Communications Technology, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Engineering Profession 2
- Janna Wendy Wyland (1964-2003), American two-time gold, silver and two-time bronze medalist diver
- Wendy Nanney (b. 1965), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 2008
- Wendy Williams (b. 1964), American former broadcaster, media personality, and writer, host of the nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show (2008-2021)
- Wendy Botha (b. 1965), South African four-time world surfing champion who won her first title in 1987
- Wendy Hoopes (b. 1972), American television actress, best known for her roles on MTV's animated series Daria
- Wendy Bowman (1934-2023), Australian farmer and environmentalist in New South Wales who successfully campaigned to prevent Yancoal Australia from developing coal mining in the Hunter Valley region, awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017
- Wendy Barker (1942-2023), American poet, Poet-in-Residence and the Pearl LeWinn Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Texas at San Antonio
- Wendy Moniz (b. 1969), American actress, known for her roles in roles include Dinah Marler in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, as Rachel McCabe in Nash Bridges, and as Louisa Archer in The Guardian
- Wendy Bell Rieger (1956-2022), American journalist and actress, best known for her work as an anchor person for WRC-TV
- "Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
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