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[Surname] Origin of British surname Wanger

by Gigi Sagani (guest)

12/22/2011, 7:28 AM

Could anyone explain me the origin of this british surname.

Thanks.gk

#British #Wanger

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- Marc (guest) +1

12/22/2011, 10:47 AM

As far as I know, Wanger is not English but German. You'll find the origin at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wanger.

- Charls

12/26/2011, 3:22 PM

This English surname Wanger is a variant of a more common surname Wager, both surnames most concentrated in county Essex and London. The origin of Wanger/Wager is uncertain though. Perhaps it is a name for someone who deals with "wages", a "wager", or perhaps a name for a cartwright, a builder of wagons, a wagoner.

More of the surname Wager can be found here - (http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Wager)

This message was edited 12/26/2011, 3:25 PM

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