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widger Name Meaning and History

English (chiefly Devon): from the Old English personal name Wihtgar, composed of the elements wiht ‘elf’ + gar ‘spear’.

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The widger name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the widger family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of widger Families in the US in 1920
Number of widger families
 21-40
 8-20		 1-7
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 46 - Messages: 147
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Cyrus O. Widger Jr. of Menominee, Michigan kmaddox175 5
Who am I? Stephania widger 4
Carrie Widger, Mecosta Co., Michigan 1880s jamarshall147 0
Elmer E. Widger b 1862 Iowa snorth65 0
Widger from Canton, Ill Debbie Bernard 26
Sarah WIDGER marries Daniel HOWE in Andover, Massachusetts XBQB5B 0
English Widgers Louise Southwick 20
Robert J Widger - just learned was my bio father! Midwife24 0
WIDGERs in Devon ENG Peter Tyler 10
James Lewis Widger-Born 12/16/09 Mary Lynn Diefendorf 0
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