Werner Family History
Werner Name Meaning
German Dutch Polish Czech Hungarian Norwegian Swedish and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements warin ‘protection shelter’ or ‘guard’ + heri hari ‘army’. The surname of German origin is also found in Britain (compare Warner ) and France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Verner . Germanized or Americanized form of Czech Hungarian Swedish Danish Croatian and Slovenian Verner a cognate or variant of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022