Wand Family History
Wand Name Meaning
English: variant of Want perhaps a nickname for a shy or short-sighted person from Old English wand ‘mole’. German: occupational name for a weaver or cloth cutter from a shortened form of Middle High German gewant ‘cloth’ ‘garment’. Compare Wander German: topographic name from Middle High German want ‘wall steep rock precipice’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022