Wagnon Family History
Wagnon Name Meaning
Swiss French and northern French: occupational name for a farmer or peasant from a regional Swiss French diminutive noun derivative of the Old French verb gaaignier ‘to cultivate or work (the land)’ or from a diminutive of Walloon and Picard wagneu(r) ‘farmer’; compare Gagnon This surname is also found in Belgium (mainly Wallonia). French: habitational name from a place in Novion-Porcien (Ardennes) so named from the ancient Germanic personal name Wanio.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022