Show ContentsWissel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Wissel surname is thought to derive from the name of the town of Wissell, near the city of Kleve in present day North Rhine-Westphalia.

Early Origins of the Wissel family

The surname Wissel was first found in Westphalia, where the Wissel surname was first found recorded.

Early History of the Wissel family

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Wissel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wissel, Wisseler,Wisler and others.

Early Notables of the Wissel family

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United States Wissel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wissel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Wissel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1728
  • Carl Wissel, who settled in Winterhill, Massachusetts in 1778
  • Carl Wissel, who landed in America in 1778 1
  • Georg Wissel, who arrived in America in 1780 1
  • Ferdinand Wissel, who arrived in America in 1782 1
Wissel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anna Wissel, who arrived in Illinois in 1850
  • A Wissel, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
  • Frederick Wissel, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
  • Ludwig Wissel, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
  • Valentine Wissel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wissel (post 1700) +

  • Charles C. Wissel, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1899-1900 2
  • Christian Wissel, German physicist and professor
  • Adolf Wissel (1894-1973), German painter
  • Maximilian "Max" Wissel (b. 1989), German racing driver

Bismarck
  • Georg Wissel (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3


  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 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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