About the Went Surname

Went is a branch of the Wendt name tree. The name is generally explained as “A Wend (Slav)”. Went is listed among the recognised spellings of Wendt. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Wend and Wendland.

The 2010 US Census counted 348 people named Went, ranking it number 58,337 among American surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Went, so the heraldry linked to Wendt is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Went surname pack.