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Where did the German Weisner family come from? What is the German Weisner family crest and coat of arms? When did the Weisner family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Weisner family history?
The surname Weisner is a Bavarian nickname surname. German nicknames came from eke-names, or added names, and tended to describe a physical characteristic or other attribute of their initial bearer. Weisner is a name for a person who had a pale complexion or fair colored hair. The surname Weisner was derived from the German word weises, which meant white.
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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Weisner include Weise, Weis, Weiser, Wise and others.First found in Bavaria, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Chronicles first mention Nicolaus Weiser of Iglau in Bohemia in 1378.
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Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Weisner or a variant listed above:
Weisner Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- George Weisner, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1742
- Johan Weisner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753
Weisner Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jacob Weisner, who landed in Kansas in 1879
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- Tom Weisner (b. 1949), American politician, Mayor of Aurora, Illinois
- Melanie Weisner (b. 1986), American professional poker player who has earned over $400,000
- Maurice Franklin Weisner (1917-2006), United States Navy four-star admiral, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (1972 to 1973); Commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1973 to 1976); and Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command (1976 to 1979)
- Louis Weisner (b. 1899), Canadian mathematician at the University of New Brunswick who introduced Weisner's method, a method for finding generating functions
- Pat Weisner (b. 1982), Australian rugby league player from Sydney
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- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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- Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
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The Weisner Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Weisner Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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