Willenberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Willenberg

What does the name Willenberg mean?

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of William,' from nickname Will, diminutive Will-in. 1 2

Early Origins of the Willenberg family

The surname Willenberg was first found in Yorkshire, where the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include: Cecilia Wylyn; Ricardus Wylyn; and Johannes Willion as all holding klands there at that time. 1

"The Willings are represented in the Kingsbridge district [of Devon.] Willing was a Buckinghamshire name in the reign of Edward I. " 3

Further to the north in Scotland, the earliest record of this name was of Thomas and William Whillans who held lands in the Lordship of Liddesdale about 1490. The name is believed to be derived from the old lands of Quheillands in the lordships of Liddisdaill. Thomas and William Querland were mentioned in 1505 and just one year later, they are referred to as Thomas and William Querlance.

Early History of the Willenberg family

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Willenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whillans, Whillens, Wheelans, Willan, Willans and others.

Early Notables of the Willenberg family

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Willenberg migration to the United States +

Willenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A F (Adolf Fredrick) Willenberg, aged 23, Swedish merchant's clerk who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1822 aboard the ship "Saco" 4
C. Willenberg, aged 20, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Iava" in 1852 5
John Willenberg, aged 5, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hansa" in 1862 5
Marianne Willenberg, aged 3, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hansa" in 1862 5
Carol Willenberg, aged 32, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hansa" in 1862 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name Willenberg (post 1700) +

Samuel Willenberg (1923-2016), Polish-Israeli sculptor and Holocaust survivor

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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