The wander Surname
wander Name Meaning and History
- German: occupational name for a builder, one who built walls, from an agent derivative of Middle High German want ‘wall’ (from Old High German wenten ‘to wind or weave’; the earliest domestic walls were of wattle and daub construction, made from woven hurdles packed with clay).
- German: occupational name for a maker or seller of cloth, from an agent derivative of a reduced form of Middle High German gewant ‘cloth’, ‘garment’ (from Old High German giwant, likewise a derivative of wenten ‘to weave’).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wanderer, a nickname from Yiddish vandern ‘to wander or hike’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Greetings from a 5 generation NY branch | Craig Wander | 14 |
| Alwin Wanderer of Chicago | Lisa Briggeman | 3 |
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| WANDER's from Alsace | Steve Dahl | 2 |
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