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Wessels

in Illinois

There are 250 people with the last name "Wessels" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Wessels 4,482
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  1. is 4,478th most common Otte
  2. is 4,479th most common Penny
  3. is 4,480th most common Schutt
  4. is 4,481st most common Spiegel
  5. is 4,482nd most common Wessels
  6. is 4,483rd most common Hageman
  7. is 4,484th most common Kesler
  8. is 4,485th most common Kovacs
  9. is 4,486th most common Leflore

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wessel, Wesson, Wessling, Wess, Wessinger, Wessell, Wessner, Wessman, Wesselman, Wessler

Most Common First Names for Wessels

Richard, Thomas, James, Matthew, Timothy, Charles, John, Julie, Christopher, David

Meaning & History

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Wessel 1.

FOREBEARS One of the most prominent fur traders in New Netherland in the 1660s was Dirck Wessels(e) (1637–1717), who probably came to New Netherland before 1650 with his father, Wessel Wesselse, a West India Company employee. He also bore a secondary surname, Ten Broeck.

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Richard Wessels, IL (8 searches)
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