Wendt Family History
Wendt Name Meaning
German and Danish: ethnic name for a Wend, Middle High German wind(e). The Wends (also known as Sorbians) once occupied a large area of northeastern Germany (extending as far west as Lüneburg, with an area called Wendland), and many German place names and surnames are of Wendish origin. Their Slavic language is still spoken in the eastern part of Germany, around Bautzen and Cottbus.
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Name Distribution of Wendt Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wendt families
 163 - 324  55 - 162 |
 1 - 54  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Wendt families
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26 - 49 9 - 25 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Wendt families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Wendt census records
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Wendt Family Origin
Wendt Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Wendt
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Wendt Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Wendt census records
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Wendt Civil War Service Records
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