Wetter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wetter family

The surname Wetter was first found in Gloucestershire 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 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Wetter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wetter research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wetter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wetter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wettyn, Wetney, Wettyng, Wetting, Wettning, Wetning, Wetnang and many more.

Early Notables of the Wetter family

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Wetter Ranking

In the United States, the name Wetter is the 15,297^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wetter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wetter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Wetter, who landed in America in 1780 2
Georg Wetter, who arrived in America in 1783 2

Wetter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johannes Wetter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
Caspar Wetter immigrated to Baltimore in 1834
Herm Heinr Wetter, who landed in America in 1839 2
Albert Wetter was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1848
Frederic Wetter, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1849 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wetter (post 1700) +

Bruce Wetter, American writer, best known for his novel The Boy with the Lampshade on His Head
Peter De Wetter, American politician, Mayor of El Paso, Texas, 1969-71 3
Harry Wetter (1882-1934), English-born international, rugby union centre
Jack Wetter DCM (1887-1967), Welsh international rugby union player
Friedrich Wetter (b. 1928), German cardinal of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop Emeritus of Munich and Freising
Ernst Wetter (1877-1963), Swiss politician, Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1938-1943)

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html