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Early Origins of the Wittenberg family

The surname Wittenberg was first found in Austria, where the name Wartenberg became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Wittenberg family

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Wittenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wartenberg, Warttenberg, Wartenburg, Wattenberg, Wattenburg, Watenberg, Watenberg, Warttenburg, Wartennburg, Wartenburgs, Wartennberg, Wartenbergs, Wartenberrg, Wartenbergg, Wortenberg, Wortenburg, Wortenbury and many more.

Early Notables of the Wittenberg family

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United States Wittenberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wittenberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jens Wittenberg, who landed in New York, NY in 1754 1
Wittenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Heinr Wittenberg, who arrived in America in 1843 1
  • Walter Wittenberg, who landed in Arkansas in 1890 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wittenberg (post 1700) +

  • T. H. Wittenberg, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932
  • D. H. Wittenberg, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Russell Duane Wittenberg, American Private working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 2


  1. 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)
  2. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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