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Willner Family History

Willner Surname Meaning

German: habitational name for someone from any of various places for example in Saxony Upper Franconia the Upper Palatinate and Upper Austria called Wildenau from Old High German wildi ‘wild uncultivated’ (with the adjective retaining the weak dative ending originally used after a preposition and article) + ouwa ‘wet land marsh’.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Yiddish vilner denoting a native or inhabitant of the Lithuanian city of Vilnius (Vilne in Yiddish).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Willner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Willner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Willner families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 13 Willner families living in Staffordshire. This was about 37% of all the recorded Willner's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Willner families in 1891.
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What did your Willner ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Willner. 100% of Willner women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Willner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Willner. For the veterans among your Willner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Willner lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Willner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Willner in 1956 was 30, and 82 in 2004.

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