Wendeling Family Name and Heraldry

Genealogists group Wendeling with Wendel. Read literally, Wendeling points to “from the name Wendelin”.

A variant of Wendel

Wendeling is built on the same root as Wendel, with the ending -ing. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Wendelken, Wendels and Wendell.

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Heraldry and the Wendeling name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Wendel surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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