The wendel Surname
wendel Name Meaning and History
- Dutch and German: from a pet form of a short form, Wando, of a compound Germanic personal name beginning with wand ‘to go’, ‘to migrate’.
- German: metonymic occupational name for a turner, from Middle High German wendel ‘to turn’ or Middle Low German wendelen ‘to turn, twist’.
- South German: from a short form of Wendelin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Ambrose and Cynthia Wendel |
 smrtblonde76
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| WENDEL John A and M Marie |
t42Moore
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| Julius WENDEL d. 19 December 1915 - Kansas City, MO |
| 4 |
| Wendel family in Meuselbach |
pdsmith2
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| response to my posting on Rootsweb.com | allan r. jones | 1 |
| WENDEL's in Wisconsin | David Westenberger | 4 |
| George Wendel or George Wendell | Beverly Pinkerton | 5 |
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| Jacob Wendle - PA & Civil War |
tbnga
| 6 |
| Wendel's from Somerset and Bedford Co., PA | Rick | 7 |
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