Wex History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wex family

The surname Wex was first found in Middlesex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1185 of Adam Waxman held lands.

Early History of the Wex family

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Wex Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wax, Waxman, Waxmonger, Waxand, Waxande, Waxing, Wex and many more.

Early Notables of the Wex family

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Wex migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wex Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Reinh Wex, who landed in America in 1852 1

Citations +

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)