Wien History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Austria

Noble surnames, such as Wien, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Austrian people. The original bearer of the name Wien, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful Vienna region of Austria. In this region as hereditary surnames began to be adopted in the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Wien family originally lived in Vienna. Citizens of Vienna were known as Wieners. The name of the city comes from Vindabona, a Roman camp which originally occupied the site.

Early Origins of the Wien family

The surname Wien was first found in Austria, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. The family branched into several houses, all of which played an important role in the local political conflicts which forged the nation. The first appearance of this name occurs in ancient chronicles of the city Basel in the year 1275. It was originally taken on by numerous branches living in and around the city Vienna. Later, many families within Jewish settlements also took on the name of their patron city. Vienna, Austria's capital, was originally a Celtic settlement, and the name goes back to Vindabona, a Roman camp belonging to their line of fortresses along the Rhine and Danube rivers. The house of Habsburg, rulers of the Empire, made Vienna the cultural center of Europe, that survived sieges by the Turks in 1529 and 1683. Here the mansions of the nobility were built in the elaborate Baroque style, as well as the fabulous imperial residences of the Hofburg and Schloss Schoenbrunn.

Early History of the Wien family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wien research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1606, 1683, 1737, 1741 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Wien History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wien Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wiener, Wiene, Weiner, Wien, Wieners, Wienen, Viener, Veaner, Vieners and many more.

Early Notables of the Wien family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Wien were Wenrich of Trier, a German ecclesiastical political writer of the 11th century; Simon Weinmann, the Elder (1534-1606), Mayor of Heilbronn; and Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741)...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wien Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wien migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wien Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Georg Wien, who landed in Philadelphia in 1748
Johan Geo Wien, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
Johannes Wien, who landed in Philadelphia in 1750
Dietrich Wien, who landed in Philadelphia in 1754
Michael Wien, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 1

Wien Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Wien, who landed in America in 1868 1
Sara Wien, aged 27, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wien (post 1700) +

Byron Wien (1933-2023), American investor and vice chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group
Byron Wien (1933-2023), American financial market strategist at Blackstone Inc and Morgan Stanley
Noel Wien (1899-1977), American aviator
Ada B. Wien (b. 1907), American politician, Delegate to Alaska State Constitutional Convention, 1955-56 2
Wilhelm Wien (1864-1928), prominent and influential Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize winner in 1911
Max Wien (1866-1938), German physicist
John Wien Forney (1817-1881), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1870-72 3

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