The widner Surname
widner Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone who lived by pastureland, from Middle High German weid(e) ‘grassland’, ‘pasture’ + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.
- variant of Widmer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for widner records
More resources for your widner family history
Widner message board
Threads: 85 - Messages: 324
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Widner's in Iowa 1860? | Bob Matteucci | 2 |
| New Mexico Widners? |
 widnerkj
| 4 |
| William Widner of Bartlesville Ark | Tony Widner | 5 |
| Widner & Wyatt |
Dolly_Wyatt
| 0 |
| re: Widner |
ronidyer
| 1 |
| Trowbridge & Widner, KS. 1899-1905 |
Alaskagal69
| 0 |
| Melvin widner |
lowmarsue
| 21 |
| Looking for information on Wyatt/Widner |
Dolly_Wyatt
| 1 |
| Widner, Burk |
Lindsey_Husmann
| 0 |
| widner/stanley geneology |
noelleclements
| 0 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The widner name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the widner family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the widner last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your widner ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.