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Wiegand History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Wiegand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Ireland

The ancient and distinguished surname Wiegand indicates "son of Wigand," a personal name derived from the Breton name "Wiucon," meaning "high and noble." 1 This name was introduced into England at the time of the Norman Conquest of 1066. Singular forms of the name were still found in Normandy as late as 1198: Radulphus Wigan; and Richard Wiguen. 2

Early Origins of the Wiegand family

The surname Wiegand was first found in the county of Cambridgeshire, where one named Wighen 3 was listed in the Domesday Book in 1086. Another early bearer of the name was Radulfus filius Wigein, who was living in Leicestershire in 1163. 4

Alternatively, the family could have originated in Wigan a parish, borough, and markettown, which has separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, chiefly in the hundred of West Derby. 5 6 7

"This place is stated by Camden to have been originally called Wibiggin. The nucleus of the town is supposed by Whitaker to have been a Saxon castle, but its origin should perhaps be assigned to a still earlier period, as three Roman roads unite here. The vicinity is said to have been the scene of some sanguinary battles between the Britons, under their renowned King Arthur, and the Saxons; and the discovery, about the middle of the 18th century, of a large quantity of human bones, and the bones and shoes of horses, over an extensive tract of ground near the town, tends to confirm this opinion. " 5

Very early records also show the following forename entries that phonetically match early Latin entries, but these forenames have been lost over time: Wyranus Man-seal; Wuganus de Wyleby; and Wygan le Bretun, Essex. 8

Early History of the Wiegand family

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Wiegand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wiggin, Wiggins, Wigan, Wigans, Wiegand, Wigand, Wigens and many more.

Early Notables of the Wiegand family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Captain Thomas Wiggin (Wiggins, Wiggan, or Wiggans) (1592-1667), the 1st Governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire (1633?-1637.) He was born in Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire and arrived in New England on the Winthrop Fleet. By 1631 he had been appointed by the proprietors of the "Upper" or "Dover" Plantation to be their chief agent or governor. He settled in what is now Stratham. He was a close ally of Governor John Winthrop of the neighboring Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1632 he traveled back to England, and returned the following year with expanded...
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Wiegand Ranking

In the United States, the name Wiegand is the 6,285^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 9

Migration of the Wiegand family to Ireland

Some of the Wiegand family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Wiegand migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wiegand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicolaus Wiegand, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 10
Seipell Wiegand, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 10
Adam Wiegand and Christian Wiegand, both Hessian mercenaries who settled in America after fighting in the Revolutionary War

Wiegand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catharina Wiegand, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1801 10
Mr. William Wiegand, aged 34, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"
Mr. Gustav Wiegand, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
Wilhelmine Wiegand, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 10
Christ Ludw Wiegand, aged 9, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 10
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Wiegand migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wiegand Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Johann Wiegand, (b. 1835), aged 21, German settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 11

Contemporary Notables of the name Wiegand (post 1700) +

Sylvia Margaret Wiegand (b. 1945), American mathematician, President of the Association for Women in Mathematics (1997-2000), fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2012
Charmion von Wiegand (1896-1983), American journalist, abstract painter, and art critic
Lisa Wiegand (b. 1968), American cinematographer
Dave Wiegand (b. 1974), American Scrabble player, National Scrabble Champion in 2005 and 2009
Ernest H. Wiegand (1886-1973), American professor of horticulture at Oregon State University, recipient of the Nicholas Appert Award (1960)
John Richard Wiegand, American engineer who discovered the Wiegand effect
Wayne A. Wiegand (b. 1946), American library historian, author, and academic
Clyde Wiegand (1915-1996), American physicist, co-discoverer of the antiproton (1955)
David Edgar Wiegand (b. 1907), American physicist from the American Midwest
Carl V. Wiegand, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972 12
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
"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)
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The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html