Wenzel Family History

Wenzel Surname Meaning

German and Danish: from the German personal name Wenzel, a pet form (with the diminutive suffix -l) of the Middle High German Wenze, a borrowing from Slavic, a short form of the personal name found in Old Czech as Vęceslav (see Vaclav).

The borrowing into German took place before Czech lost its nasal vowels. The surname of German origin is also found in some central European countries, e.g., in Czechia, where it is more commonly spelled in Slavicized forms Vencl and Vencel.

Compare Vencill, Vensel, and Wentzel, the Germanized form of Slovenian Vencelj (see Vencel), a cognate of 1 above.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wendel, Wengel, Menzel, Mengel, Hengel, Henzel, Denzel, Wencel, Weinel, Metzel

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39K	Military Records
13K	Immigration Records
43K	Census and Voter Lists
78K	Member Trees

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Where is the Wenzel family from?

You can see how Wenzel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wenzel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wenzel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 39 Wenzel families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Wenzel's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wenzel families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wenzel surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Wenzel ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Wenzel. 63% of Wenzel men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Wenzel women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wenzel were Manager and Mill hand.

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Farmer

63%

Laborer

14%

Labourer

11%

Manager

Student

34%

Teacher

34%

Mill hand

34%

What Wenzel family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 43K census records available for the last name Wenzel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wenzel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 13K immigration records available for the last name Wenzel. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 39K military records available for the last name Wenzel. For the veterans among your Wenzel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wenzel lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wenzel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Wenzel in 1940 was 38, and 77 in 2004.

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Wenzel Surname Meaning

Compare Vencill, Vensel, and Wentzel, the Germanized form of Slovenian Vencelj (see Vencel), a cognate of 1 above.

Compare Wentzel.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Wenzel family from?

What did your Wenzel ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

63%

Laborer

14%

Labourer

11%

Manager

Student

34%

Teacher

34%

Mill hand

34%

What Wenzel family records will you find?

What is the average Wenzel lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wenzel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Wenzel in 1940 was 38, and 77 in 2004.

Wenzel Family History

Wenzel Surname Meaning

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Wenzel Surname Meaning

291,000 record(s) for Wenzel

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Where is the Wenzel family from?

What did your Wenzel ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Wenzel family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Wenzel family history

What is the average Wenzel lifespan?

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