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Wessels

in the US

There are 3,178 people with the last name "Wessels" in the United States.

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Wessels 8,175
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  1. is 8,171st most common Grieco
  2. is 8,172nd most common Roberge
  3. is 8,173rd most common Warnick
  4. is 8,174th most common Oleson
  5. is 8,175th most common Wessels
  6. is 8,176th most common Wiggs
  7. is 8,177th most common Yaeger
  8. is 8,178th most common Caulfield
  9. is 8,179th most common Auer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wessels

John, James, Robert, Richard, William, David, Mary, Michael, Mark, Thomas

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.

Recent Searches for "Wessels" in the US

Since June 2009
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John Wessels (9 searches)
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