The Wendler Family Name

Long before computers fixed spellings, Wendler and Wendel were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Wendel, is “from the name Wendelin”.

Wendler coat of arms

Arms linked to Wendel and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Wendler and Wendel

Wendler is listed among the recognised spellings of Wendel. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Wendeler, Wendl and Wendels.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,832 Americans gave Wendler as their last name (rank 15,879). It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Get the complete Wendler report, with a museum-style coat of arms.