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The wenner Surname

wenner Name Meaning and History

  1. Swedish: ornamental name, probably from the name of lake Vänern. Like Wenn-, Wenner- was commonly used to form ornamental compounds in Swedish.
  2. German: variant of Wanner.

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Distribution of wenner Families in the US in 1840
Number of wenner families
 10-17
 4-9
 1-3
 0
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