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Etymology of Wagenaar

What does the name Wagenaar mean?

The Dutch occupational name Wagenaar denotes someone who was a "wagoner" or "wagon builder" or "cartwright."

Early Origins of the Wagenaar family

The surname Wagenaar was first found in the Netherlands, particularly at Amsterdam, Smallingerland, Opsterland, Groningen, Langedijk and Rotterdam.

Early History of the Wagenaar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wagenaar research. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1482, 1534, 1581, 1606, 1614, 1668, 1709 and 1773 are included under the topic Early Wagenaar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wagenaar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wagenaars, Wagenaer, Wagener, van Wageningen and many more.

Early Notables of the Wagenaar family

  • Jan Wagenaar (1709-1773) was a Dutch historian, best known for his contributions to Tegenwoordige staat van nederland and Vaderlandsche Historie
  • Zacharias Wagenaer (also known as Wagener, Wagenaar and Wagner) (1614-1668) was a German-born Dutch clerk, illustrator, merchant, member of the Court of Justice, 17th and 19th Opperhoofd at Deshima an...

Wagenaar Ranking

Netherlands, the name Wagenaar is the 262nd most popular surname with an estimated 5,345 people with that name. 1

Wagenaar migration to the United States +



Wagenaar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jacob Aertsen Wagenaar, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1642 2
Wagenaar Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Hendrik Wagenaar, who landed in New York in 1709 2
  • Andries Wagenaar, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
  • Niklaas Wagenaar, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
  • Johan Henrich Wagenaar, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752-1753 2
  • Hendrick Wagenaar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752-1753 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Wagenaar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ulrich Wagenaar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
  • O M Wagenaar, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1853 2
  • Depuke Wagenaar, aged 35, Dutch settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "John Rutledge" in 1854 3
  • Toon Wagenaar, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866 2
  • Dievertje Wagenaar, who landed in New York, NY in 1866 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Wagenaar (post 1700) +

  • Bernard Wagenaar (1894-1971), Dutch-born American composer, pupil of Johan Wagenaar
  • Alexander C. Wagenaar (b. 1955), American epidemiologist and professor of health outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941), Dutch composer and organist
  • Jan Wagenaar (1937-2022), Dutch harness racing driver
  • Gerben Wagenaar (1912-1993), Dutch Communist Party politician
  • Diderik Wagenaar (b. 1946), Dutch composer and musical theorist, second cousin of Johan Wagenaar
  • Aad Wagenaar (b. 1940), Dutch Reformed Protestant politician for the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF)
  • Willem Albert Wagenaar (1941-2011), Dutch psychologist noted for his work on the reliability of memory
  • René Wijnand Wagenaar (1954-2007), Dutch academic, and Professor of Information and Communication Technology Delft University of Technology
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. 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)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result

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