Wetz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Wetz family

The surname Wetz was first found in Silesia and Bohemia, where the name could be considered to make a major contribution to the feudal society that shaped the early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses, playing important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, as each group strove for power and status in an unstable territorial profile. Chronicles first mention the Lord Weczel von Schellendorf from Liegnitz in Silesia around 1424, and Hans Weczold of Freiberg in Saxony near the border with Bohemia in 1447.

Early History of the Wetz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wetz research. Another 170 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1662 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Wetz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wetz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wetzel, Wetzlaw (Silesia), Weczel (Silesia, Bohemia), Wetzold, Weczold, Wetzler, Wetzal, Wetzell, Wetzlar, Wetz and many more.

Early Notables of the Wetz family

Notables of the period with the surname Wetz were

Johann Wetzel, who was a royal advisor and the Postmeister of Frankfurt am Main

Wetz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wetz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ferdinand Wetz, aged 35, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
Henrich Wetz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Wetz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Geo Wetz, aged 26, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1845 aboard the ship "Herschel" 1
Mr. Conrad Wetz, aged 58, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Herschel", he died in 1846
Leo Wetz, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1851 1
Anton Wetz, who landed in America in 1852 1
Herm Wetz, who arrived in America in 1852 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Wetz (post 1700) +

Richard Wetz (1875-1935), German composer and conductor and author of books on Liszt and Beethoven

Citations +

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)