Wuest Family History
Wuest Name Meaning
German (Wüst):: from Middle High German wüeste ‘wasteland wilderness hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a piece of waste or fallow land; or from Middle High German wüeste wuoste ‘ugly wasteful’ a nickname for an ungainly looking man or a spendthrift. habitational name from any of various places called Wust for example in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022