| ![Show Contents]() Wollenweber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of WollenweberWhat does the name Wollenweber mean? The surname Wollenweber and its many variants are derived from terms relating to the medieval wool industry. The names were inspired by jobs such as cleaning and beating the wool, weaving the wool, and selling the wool. Early Origins of the Wollenweber familyThe surname Wollenweber was first found in Cologne, where the name Wollemenger was recorded in 1180. Variants of the name, however, sprouted up in many areas of Germany in the 13th and 14th centuries. Gernodus Wolnslehner was residing in the Frankonia region in 1278. Heimisch dictus Wollere was an assessor and resident in Worrstadt, in the Rhine-Hesse area, in 1318. There was a Wollenwiger in Mainz in 1327, a Conrad Woller in Brünn in 1348, a Cuontz Wolenber in 1350 in Stuttgart, and a Conrad Wulleboghe in Hanover in 1367. Early History of the Wollenweber familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wollenweber research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1506 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Wollenweber History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wollenweber Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Woll, Wollen, Woller, Wollner, Wöllner, Wollmann, Wollensack, Wollenweber, Wollweber, Wullenweber, Wüllner, Wollenschläger, Wollschläger, Wollenbär and many more. Early Notables of the Wollenweber familyMore information is included under the topic Early Wollenweber Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Wollenweber migration to the United States | + |
Wollenweber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- George Fredarick Wollenweber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
- Joh Wilhelm Wollenweber, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 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)
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