Wrang History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Early Origins of the Wrang family

The surname Wrang was first found in Westphalia, where chronicles record them as early as the year 1000. There they were closely identified in the mediaeval period with the feudal society of the northern regions, and would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs. Chronicles first mention Diderich Wrange of Cologne in Westphalia around the year 1135. Chronicles also mention Johann Wrangere of Hamburg as early as 1252.

Early History of the Wrang family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wrang research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1000, 1100, 1277, 1474, 1560, 1587, 1613, 1643, 1653, 1676, 1680, 1740, 1784, 1805, 1848, 1864, 1877, 1878 and 1928 are included under the topic Early Wrang History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wrang Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wrangel, Wrangell, Wrangle, Wrang, Wrange, Wrana, Wrangen and many more.

Early Notables of the Wrang family

Notables of the period with the name Wrang were

members of the Wrangel military family who served in the Swedish, Russian, and Prussian forces. Friedrich Heinrich Wrangel (1784-1877) was a Prussian general field marshal who served with distinction...
one of his descendants, Peter Wrangel (1878-1928), was a Russian general who fought with determination against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War

Wrang migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wrang Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

George Jensen Wrang, who landed in California in 1903 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)