Wendel Family History
Wendel Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Wendel
Name Distribution of Wendel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wendel families
 71 - 140  24 - 70 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Wendel families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Wendel last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Wendel census records
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Wendel Family Origin
Wendel Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Wendel
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Wendel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Wendel census records
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Wendel Civil War Service Records
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