Wayner Family Crest & Name History

Wayner is a branch of the Wainer name tree. In origin, the name means “Someone who drove a wagon or cart, a carter”.

• Wayner ranked 61,585 in the 2010 US Census, with 326 people answering to the name.
• Only a small detail separates the spellings: Wayner has “y” where Wainer has “i”.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Heraldry and the Wayner name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Wainer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Wayner family name pack.