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Wellner Name Meaning

South German: occupational name for someone who prepared wool for spinning, from Middle High German wollener, woller. Compare Wollschlager.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Wollner, Weller, Gellner, Kellner, Wuellner, Sellner, Willner

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Wellner Family Origin

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Wellner Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    19%

  • Keeping House

    12%

  • Laborer

    12%

  • Jeweler

    8%

In 1880, the most common Wellner occupation in the USA was Farmer. 19% of Wellner's were Farmers. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Wellner. A less common occupation for the Wellner family was Jeweler.

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Wellner Historical Records

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Wellner Life Expectancy

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