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[Surname] Origin of British surname Wanger
Could anyone explain me the origin of this british surname.Thanks.gk
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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.
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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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