Wempe Family History
Wempe Name Meaning
North German East Frisian North Frisian Dutch (mainly North Holland) and West Frisian: from a Frisian-Low German pet form of a personal name name composed with the ancient Germanic element wil ‘will’. This surname is very rare in East and North Frisia. South German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old High German wān ‘hope’ + bald ‘bold’ or berht ‘shining’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022