The waag Surname
waag Name Meaning and History
- German: topographic name for someone who lived near a lake or marsh, from Middle High German wac ‘standing water’, ‘pool’.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of ten or so farmsteads named Våg, mainly in Nordland, from Old Norse vágr ‘bay’, ‘creek’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Nils Knutsen Ertresvaag | Carl W. Seymour | 1 |
| Karl Waag of Norway |
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| Wilhem Waag |
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| Waag Family Emigration, Karlsruhe, Baden -> New York City, USA, 1920’s |
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| Waag / Brunk emigrants from Linx, Baden |
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| Oscar August Waag + Catherine Grossheim in Cincinnati, OH | Andreas Waag | 3 |
| Waag from Rheinbischofsheim | Andreas Waag | 15 |
| AUDREY ANDERSON MARRIED TO NORMAN WAAG/SEEKING RELATIVES | Kathleen Anderson Kundert | 0 |
| Relatives of Norman and Audrey Hansen Waag--MN | Kathleen Anderson Kundert | 0 |
| Waag | Andreas Waag | 3 |
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