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Early Origins of the Wiggert family

The surname Wiggert was first found in Hesse-Nassau, now Wiesbaden, until 1866 a sovereign duchy, is now part of Prussia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century 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 Wiggert family

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Wiggert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weippert, Wiggert, Wieppert, Weichhard, Weiggert, Weigger, Weichert, Weickert, Weicker, Wieger, Wieghardt, Weicker and many more.

Early Notables of the Wiggert family

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United States Wiggert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wiggert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Wiggert, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Wiggert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Bern Wiggert, who arrived in America in 1834 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wiggert (post 1700) +

  • Adolf Wiggert, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1940, 1944, 1970; Independent Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1968 2


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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