Where Does the Wendle Surname Come From?

Wendle is a spelling of the German surname Wendl. At root, the name means “from the name Wendelin”.

Wendle coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Wendle, so the heraldry linked to Wendl is a starting point, not an automatic right.

How the spelling arose

The extra “e” in Wendle is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Wendelin.

249 Americans were listed as Wendle in the 2010 census. Wendle sounds close to Wendel and Wendell, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Wendle family name pack.