Wagener History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
England
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Wagener

What does the name Wagener mean?

The Jewish surname Wagener, however, is an occupational name. 'Wagner' is the German word for a 'carter' or 'cartwright.' The name was given to someone who either makes or drives wagons or coaches.

Wagener Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wagner, Wegner, Wagoner, Wagener, Waganer, Waggener, Wegener, Vagner and many more.

Wagener migration to the United States +

Wagener Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Paulus Wagener, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 1
Abraham Wagener, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
Peter Wagener, aged 16, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Johan Wagener, aged 16, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Andrew Wagener, who arrived in New Jersey in 1763-1765 1
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Wagener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl CH Wagener, aged 24, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Falcon" in 1826 2
J. Wagener, aged 28, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Constitution" in 1828 2
Christiana Wagener, aged 11, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Charlemagne" in 1831 2
David Wagener, aged 30, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Charlemagne" in 1831 2
Anthon Wagener, aged 27, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "James" in 1832 2
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Wagener migration to Canada +

Wagener Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mana Wagener, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Margereta Wagener, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Maria Wagener, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Mathias Wagener, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Philip Wagener, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wagener (post 1700) +

David Douglas Wagener (1792-1860), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
George Wagener, American politician from New York in the 1800s
Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener (1782-1861), German banker and patron of the arts
Leutnant Werner Wagener (b. 1894), German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
Carl Wagener (1901-1988), German Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), Prussian jurist, chief editor of the Kreuzzeitung
Pater Sigbert Wagener OFMCap (1919-2004), German Capuchin priest, a teacher, a scientist and naturalist
Otto Wagener (1888-1971), German major general

Historic Events for the Wagener family +

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Richard Wägener (1921-1941), 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
Joachim Wagener (1920-1941), German Fähnrich (W) who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
Dietrich Wagener (1920-1941), German Sanitätsobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Sources +

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details