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Surnames starting with W
W.[1],
WAACK[3],
WAAS[1],
WABLE[1],
WACASTER[2],
WACHS[1],
WACKER[1],
WACKERLY[4],
WACKERMAN[9],
WACKERMANN[1],
WADDELL[9],
WADDLE[1],
WADDY[3],
WADE[44],
WADE (OR WAID)[1],
WADEIGH[8],
WADLAW[1],
WADLEY[8],
WADLEY10 FEB 1955[1],
WADLOW[14],
WADSWORTH[17],
WAETERLING[2],
WAFEL[1],
WAGAMAN[12],
WAGE[4],
WAGENAAR[1],
WAGENBLASS[4],
WAGENBLASS [ERROR?][1],
WAGES[3],
WAGGAMON[5],
WAGGONER[38],
WAGGONNER[3],
WAGLER[1],
WAGLEY[2],
WAGMAN[1],
WAGNER[154],
WAGONER[57],
WAHL[10],
WAHNON[2],
WAID[1],
WAIN[1],
WAINSCOTT[3],
WAIT[1],
WAITE[2],
WAITES[1],
WAKE[1],
WAKEFIELD[18],
WAKEMAN[22],
WALAGURA[2],
WALBECK[3],
WALBERT[2],
WALBORN[39],
WALBURN[1],
WALCOTT[4],
WALD[3],
WALDBAUER[1],
WALDBORN[5],
WALDEN[7],
WALDER[3],
WALDMAN[2],
WALDO E.[1],
WALDOCK[1],
WALDREN[4],
WALDRON[14],
WALDROP[13],
WALFRED[1],
WALGAMOTT[1],
WALK[9],
WALKDEN[1],
WALKER[251],
WALKIN[1],
WALL[150],
WALL (?NEALE)[1],
WALL (PHILLIPS)[1],
WALLACE[102],
WALLANDER[1],
WALLEN[1],
WALLENBECK[1],
WALLENBURG[1],
WALLER[74],
WALLER [AKA WELLER][1],
WALLEY[6],
WALLIN[1],
WALLING[13],
WALLINGAFT[1],
WALLIS[3],
WALLISER[2],
WALLO[1],
WALLOCK[1],
WALLOP[2],
WALLRABENSTEIN[5],
WALLS[17],
WALN[1],
WALPOLE[1],
WALQUIST[1],
WALSELE[1],
WALSER[2],
WALSH[5],
WALSTED[1],
WALTEMEYER[1],
WALTEMYER[16],
WALTENS[1],
WALTER[28],
WALTERS[45],
WALTERSDORFF[16],
WALTHER[11],
WALTIMUI[1],
WALTIMYER[1],
WALTON[46],
WALTY[1],
WALTZ[12],
WAMBAUGH[2],
WAMBSGANSS[1],
WAMPFLER[1],
WAMPLER[64],
WAMSLEY[2],
WANGERIEN[1],
WANNACOT[1],
WANNBERGER[1],
WANNEMACHER[3],
WANNER[2],
WANTZ[10],
WANTZIN[1],
WARBURTON[2],
WARD[168],
WARDE[2],
WARDELL[4],
WARDEN[3],
WARDER[1],
WARDMAN[1],
WARE[39],
WAREHAM[1],
WAREHEIM [WAREHIME][1],
WAREHIME[1],
WARENBUER (DE LA WARREMBERE)[1],
WARFEL[1],
WARHAM[27],
WARLICK[12],
WARNELL[2],
WARNER[86],
WARNER (?)[1],
WARNER (OR WEINER)[1],
WARNER J.[1],
WARNOCK[6],
WARREN[137],
WARREN (COMPTON)[1],
WARRENER (WARNER)[1],
WARRENFELTZ[3],
WARRER[1],
WARRICK[5],
WARRINER[9],
WARRINGER[1],
WARSTLER[1],
WARTENBE[2],
WARTERER[2],
WARTHMAN[1],
WARTMAN[1],
WARWICK[9],
WASHBORN[1],
WASHBURN[10],
WASHINGTON[6],
WASINGER[7],
WASKOW[1],
WASLEY[1],
WASSENAR[1],
WASSER[2],
WASSLOFF[1],
WASSOM[1],
WASSON[10],
WASSUM[3],
WATCHLER[1],
WATCHORN[1],
WATERHOUSE[4],
WATERMAN[1],
WATERMEYER[1],
WATERS[40],
WATKINS[57],
WATKINS [WILLIAMS][1],
WATLING[2],
WATSON[101],
WATT[2],
WATTERS[8],
WATTLES[2],
WATTS[73],
WATTWYN[1],
WAUGH[11],
WAULIZER[1],
WAX[1],
WAY[1],
WAYBRIGHT[1],
WAYLAN[1],
WAYLAND[5],
WAYMAN[6],
WAYMIRE[27],
WAYNE[2],
WAYSILLES[1],
WAYT[3],
WEAGLY[4],
WEAGLY (AKA WEAGLEY)[3],
WEAKLEY[15],
WEAKS[1],
WEAN[4],
WEANER[2],
WEANT[1],
WEARLEY[10],
WEARLY[37],
WEARLY (WEHRLY)[1],
WEARS[2],
WEASE[8],
WEATHERFORD[8],
WEATHERHOLT[1],
WEATHERLY[14],
WEATHERMAN[13],
WEATHERS[6],
WEATHRFORD[1],
WEAVER[125],
WEAVER [AKA BINKLEY][1],
WEBAN[1],
WEBB[106],
WEBBE[1],
WEBBER[16],
WEBER[49],
WEBER (WEAVER)[1],
WEBRAND[1],
WEBSTER[27],
WECK[1],
WECKENBACH (AUCH WENCKENBACHER)[2],
WECKESSER[1],
WEDDLE[75],
WEDECK[1],
WEDEL[1],
WEDGE[2],
WEDMORE[3],
WEED[5],
WEEDEN[1],
WEEDIN[1],
WEEK [AKA WEEKS][1],
WEEKE[1],
WEEKLY[6],
WEEKS[10],
WEEKS [AKA WEEK][1],
WEEMS[2],
WEES[1],
WEESE[4],
WEGENAST[4],
WEGER[1],
WEGMAN[6],
WEGMAN-MCKELLAR[1],
WEHAGE[2],
WEHAUSEN[1],
WEHE[1],
WEHERLEY[25],
WEHL[1],
WEHLING[2],
WEHNEE[1],
WEHNER[3],
WEHNES[1],
WEHOFER[1],
WEHR[3],
WEHRELEY[11],
WEHRLEY[200],
WEHRLI[7],
WEHRLI (VERLI)[12],
WEHRLI (WERLI)[1],
WEHRLING[1],
WEHRLY[424],
WEHRLY (WEHRLING)[1],
WEHRLY [AKA WORLEY][2],
WEHRMEISTER[1],
WEHRS[1],
WEHUNT[3],
WEI?[2],
WEIBEL[3],
WEIBLEY[3],
WEICHSEL[2],
WEICK[1],
WEIDA[7],
WEIDEMAN[1],
WEIDL[2],
WEIDLE[1],
WEIDLER[2],
WEIDMAN[1],
WEIDMANN[3],
WEIDNER[8],
WEIERMAN[1],
WEIG[1],
WEIGAND[1],
WEIGANDT[1],
WEIGANT[2],
WEIGANTWEIGANT[1],
WEIGEL[2],
WEIGHT[1],
WEIGHTMAN[2],
WEIHL[1],
WEIK[1],
WEIKEL[2],
WEIKERT[14],
WEIL[1],
WEILACE[1],
WEILAND[3],
WEIMAR[3],
WEIMER[48],
WEIMERT[2],
WEIN[3],
WEINERT[3],
WEINERTH[5],
WEINGARD[4],
WEINLAND[3],
WEINMAN[1],
WEINMANN[2],
WEINRICH[4],
WEINRIH[1],
WEIR[5],
WEIRD[4],
WEIRICH[6],
WEIRICK[1],
WEIRUP[2],
WEIS[10],
WEISBERGER[1],
WEISDORFER[4],
WEISENAUER[14],
WEISENBACH[1],
WEISENBERGER[3],
WEISENBORN[2],
WEISER[3],
WEISHAAR[1],
WEISINGER[4],
WEISMAN[2],
WEISMUELLER[1],
WEISS[10],
WEISSENBACH[1],
WEISSER[3],
WEISSINGER[1],
WEIST[2],
WEISZ[1],
WEITZEL[2],
WEITZMANN[1],
WELBAUM[3],
WELBORN[3],
WELCH[94],
WELCHES[1],
WELCK[2],
WELCKLE[1],
WELCOMER[1],
WELD[31],
WELD ("THE ELDER")[1],
WELDON[5],
WELDON?[1],
WELFARE[2],
WELK[2],
WELKER[4],
WELLBORN[2],
WELLBROCK[9],
WELLER[26],
WELLHOUSE[1],
WELLING[12],
WELLINGTON[2],
WELLMAN[3],
WELLNA[5],
WELLNITZ[4],
WELLONS[2],
WELLS[48],
WELSH[9],
WELSHONCE[1],
WELTA[1],
WELTIE[1],
WELTY[8],
WELTZBACH[2],
WENCKENBACH[3],
WENDEL[4],
WENDELL[1],
WENDON[1],
WENDSPERGER[1],
WENDT[4],
WENE[1],
WENGER[95],
WENGERT[1],
WENNING[3],
WENRICH[2],
WENRICK[1],
WENSKE[1],
WENTLING[8],
WENTZ[24],
WENZEL[2],
WENZINGER[7],
WERKMEISTER[1],
WERLE[1],
WERLE (VERLI)[9],
WERLE [AKA WORLEY][2],
WERLES[2],
WERLEY[8],
WERLI[2],
WERLI [AKA VERLY][1],
WERLING[1],
WERNER[57],
WERNER (WEHRNER)[1],
WERNER [AKA WEAVER][1],
WERT[24],
WERTENBAKER[3],
WERTENBERGER[1],
WERTMAN[1],
WERTS[26],
WERTWEIN[1],
WERTWEIN (ALSO WERTMANN)[1],
WERTZ[27],
WESCO[2],
WESELI[3],
WESENBERG[1],
WESNER[2],
WESSA[2],
WESSINGER[1],
WESSON[7],
WEST[137],
WESTBROOK[5],
WESTBY[1],
WESTER[1],
WESTERBY[2],
WESTERGOM[2],
WESTERGREN[4],
WESTERMAN[2],
WESTERMANN[2],
WESTFALL[21],
WESTHOVEN[6],
WESTIN[1],
WESTLAKE[2],
WESTMAN[1],
WESTMORELAND[82],
WESTMORLAND[7],
WESTON[9],
WESTPHAL[1],
WESTTENBERGER[1],
WESTUND[1],
WETBORN[1],
WETHERINGTON[5],
WETHINGTON[6],
WETMORE[2],
WETZEL[14],
WETZELL[1],
WETZLER[4],
WEUTHRICK[1],
WEYEL[4],
WEYGAND[1],
WEYLAND[3],
WEYLANDT[2],
WEYMAR[3],
WEYMOUTH[1],
WEYRICH[3],
WHALEN[3],
WHALEY[14],
WHANGER[1],
WHARRY[3],
WHARTON[1],
WHATELY[1],
WHATLEY[7],
WHATLOCK[2],
WHAYNE[1],
WHEAKE[2],
WHEAT[4],
WHEATLEY[9],
WHEATLY[2],
WHEATON[8],
WHEDON[2],
WHEELAND[5],
WHEELBARGER[1],
WHEELDON[2],
WHEELER[63],
WHEELING[7],
WHEELOCK[1],
WHELAN[3],
WHELPLEY[1],
WHERLEY[315],
WHERLEY [WEHRLY][1],
WHETHILL[1],
WHETSILL[1],
WHETSTINE[1],
WHETSTONE[13],
WHETZEL[6],
WHICKER[1],
WHIMS[1],
WHIPP[2],
WHIPPLE[10],
WHIRE[1],
WHISENANT[1],
WHISENHUNT[14],
WHISLER[5],
WHISMAN[1],
WHISONANT[50],
WHISTLER[1],
WHIT[1],
WHITACRE[1],
WHITAKER[18],
WHITCOMB[4],
WHITE[371],
WHITEACRE[4],
WHITEAKER[5],
WHITEAR[2],
WHITEBREAD[2],
WHITEBULL[2],
WHITECOTTON[2],
WHITED[5],
WHITEFORD[4],
WHITEHAIR[6],
WHITEHEAD[21],
WHITEHEART[2],
WHITEHILL[2],
WHITEHURST[2],
WHITELY[1],
WHITEMAN[9],
WHITEMORE[1],
WHITENACK[38],
WHITENER[9],
WHITESCARVER[1],
WHITESELL[2],
WHITESIDE[4],
WHITESIDES[9],
WHITEWELL[1],
WHITEWORTH[1],
WHITFIELD[9],
WHITFORD[1],
WHITHINGTON[1],
WHITING[12],
WHITLATCH[32],
WHITLEN[4],
WHITLEY[16],
WHITLOCK[6],
WHITLOW[1],
WHITMAN[14],
WHITMER[7],
WHITMILL[1],
WHITMORE[20],
WHITNALL[1],
WHITNEL[1],
WHITNEY[2],
WHITSEL[6],
WHITSETT[3],
WHITSON[2],
WHITSTONE [AKA WHETSTONE][1],
WHITT[1],
WHITTACKER[1],
WHITTAKER[7],
WHITTAMORE[1],
WHITTED[12],
WHITTEMORE[3],
WHITTEN[7],
WHITTEN (WILKERSON)[2],
WHITTEN (WINFREY][1],
WHITTEN [WILKERSON][1],
WHITTINGTON[8],
WHITTLES[2],
WHITTMER[2],
WHITTOON[1],
WHITWELL[1],
WHITWORTH[11],
WHITZEL (AKA WHITEZIL, WHITESIL)[1],
WHORTON[1],
WHOTLOCK[3],
WHYDICK[1],
WHYLE[1],
WHYSONG[4],
WHYTE[2],
WI?PADEN[1],
WI?PADEN (WI?BADER)[1],
WIANT[10],
WIARDA[5],
WIAT[1],
WIBEL[1],
WIBLE[2],
WICKAM[1],
WICKENS[1],
WICKER[3],
WICKERT[7],
WICKES[1],
WICKHAM[8],
WICKLE (OR WINKLE)[2],
WICKLUND[10],
WICKSTROM[1],
WIDBY[1],
WIDENER[3],
WIDICK[9],
WIDMER[1],
WIDMEYER[1],
WIDNER[7],
WIEAND[4],
WIEBOLD[13],
WIEBUSCH[1],
WIEDMANN[1],
WIEGERS[3],
WIELAND[2],
WIENER[2],
WIER[10],
WIESBADER (WI?PADER)[1],
WIESE[3],
WIESSNER[1],
WIEST[4],
WIFORD[1],
WIGGIN[2],
WIGGINS[18],
WIGGLESWORTH[8],
WIGGS[3],
WIGHAM[1],
WIGHOLDT[1],
WIGHTMAN[2],
WIGINGTON[4],
WIGMAN[1],
WIHL[1],
WIHLER[1],
WIHS[4],
WIKEL[1],
WIKER[1],
WIKLE[2],
WILBANKS[3],
WILBARGER[1],
WILBERGER[1],
WILBERT[2],
WILBOURN[2],
WILBURN[5],
WILCHER[1],
WILCOX[15],
WILCOXEN[2],
WILCOXIN[7],
WILCUT[1],
WILD[10],
WILDASIN[38],
WILDBERGER[1],
WILDEMAN[1],
WILDER[14],
WILDERMAN[1],
WILDERSON[2],
WILDFANG[1],
WILDMAN[1],
WILDRICK[1],
WILDS[1],
WILES[6],
WILEY[16],
WILFONG[7],
WILFORD[1],
WILGUS[1],
WILHELM[22],
WILHIDE[24],
WILHITE[3],
WILHOIT[3],
WILHOITE[1],
WILHORT [OR WILHITE][3],
WILKENFELD[3],
WILKENSON[2],
WILKERSON[115],
WILKERSON [CLARK][3],
WILKES[12],
WILKIE[2],
WILKIN[2],
WILKINS[68],
WILKINS [WOLFE][1],
WILKINSON[54],
WILKISON[4],
WILKS[1],
WILL[9],
WILLARD[21],
WILLBANKS[1],
WILLBURN[1],
WILLCULT[3],
WILLEFORD[1],
WILLENB¸CHER[1],
WILLETT[5],
WILLEY[22],
WILLFORD[3],
WILLGOSS[1],
WILLHEID[1],
WILLHEIT[3],
WILLIAM[8],
WILLIAM A. RIGGINS[1],
WILLIAM E.[1],
WILLIAM J.[1],
WILLIAMS[540],
WILLIAMS?[1],
WILLIAMSON[69],
WILLIAR [AKA WILLARD & WILLARD][1],
WILLIARD[3],
WILLIFORD[1],
WILLINGER[4],
WILLIS[41],
WILLISON[3],
WILLITS[2],
WILLMAN[2],
WILLMUTH[1],
WILLOCKS[10],
WILLS[28],
WILLSON[8],
WILMA[1],
WILMETH[2],
WILMONT[1],
WILMOT[3],
WILMOTH[2],
WILMOTT[1],
WILROY[5],
WILSON[440],
WILSON \ ADAMS[1],
WILT[20],
WILT (MALLOW)[1],
WILT [WILKES][3],
WILTERTON[1],
WIMAN[5],
WIMER[3],
WIMERT[14],
WIMMER[7],
WINAND[1],
WINANS[4],
WINCHELL[12],
WINCHESTER[2],
WINDBIGLER[5],
WINDERS[1],
WINDFELDT[1],
WINDHAM[1],
WINDLE[5],
WINDMILL[1],
WINDMILLER[2],
WINDSTEIN[1],
WINDTRODE[1],
WINE[28],
WINEBRENNER[1],
WINEGAR (AKA WINIGER)[1],
WINEGARDEN[1],
WINEGARDNER[1],
WINEKA[1],
WINEKE[4],
WINEMILLER[11],
WINES[1],
WINETKA[1],
WINFIELD[3],
WINFREY[39],
WING[2],
WINGARD[2],
WINGATE[3],
WINGER[1],
WINGERT[9],
WINGET[1],
WINGROVE[2],
WINHABER[1],
WINHOLT[1],
WINHOVEN[1],
WININGER[10],
WINKELMAN[5],
WINKEPLECK[1],
WINKLE[5],
WINKLEMAN[2],
WINKLER[22],
WINN[84],
WINNETT[1],
WINNEWESER[2],
WINNINGER[1],
WINNINGHAM[5],
WINOGROCKA[1],
WINSHIP[1],
WINSKELL[1],
WINSLOW[3],
WINSTEAD[2],
WINSTEL[1],
WINSTON[4],
WINT[1],
WINTER[38],
WINTER [AKA WINTERS][1],
WINTERNOT[1],
WINTERS[44],
WINTH[2],
WINTRINGHAM[1],
WIPKE[2],
WIPPLE[1],
WIRE[1],
WIRICH (WIRICK)[1],
WIRICK[7],
WIRT[9],
WIRTANEN[1],
WIRTH[3],
WIRTZ[1],
WISDOM[5],
WISE[72],
WISEBAKER[1],
WISELY[1],
WISEMAN[48],
WISEN[3],
WISHARD[4],
WISHMIRE[1],
WISLER[2],
WISMAR[1],
WISNER[2],
WISNIEWSKI[3],
WISSBAUM[1],
WISSINGER[1],
WISTER[1],
WITCHER[1],
WITCHFIELD[1],
WITHEROW[5],
WITHERS[16],
WITHERSPOON[3],
WITHERWAX[2],
WITHEY[3],
WITHROW[2],
WITKOWICZ[3],
WITKOWITZ (?)[1],
WITMAN[1],
WITMER[10],
WITMEYER[2],
WITT[3],
WITTE[6],
WITTENBURG[1],
WITTER[2],
WITTERSHEIM[1],
WITTEVEEN[2],
WITTHAUS[1],
WITTINGTON[2],
WITTLICH[1],
WITZ[7],
WITZEL[2],
WODDELL[8],
WOERNER[1],
WOHLFORD[6],
WOIDILL[1],
WOLANSKI[6],
WOLCOTT[51],
WOLD[5],
WOLF[57],
WOLF [AKA WOLFE][1],
WOLFAL[18],
WOLFART[1],
WOLFCALE[8],
WOLFE[72],
WOLFENBERGER[8],
WOLFENBERGER (AKA WOLFE SPARGER)[1],
WOLFF[30],
WOLFFHARDT[4],
WOLFGANG[8],
WOLFHARDT[3],
WOLFINBERGER[1],
WOLFLAND[1],
WOLFLEY[2],
WOLFORD[36],
WOLFORT[2],
WOLGAMUTH[4],
WOLHETER[9],
WOLKEN[5],
WOLLARD[4],
WOLPERT[3],
WOLTER[1],
WOLTJE[2],
WOLTZ[1],
WOLVERTON[11],
WOLZ[8],
WOMACK[10],
WOMBOLD[1],
WOMBOLDT[6],
WOMELSDORF[1],
WONDER[1],
WONDERCHECK[2],
WONDERLY[1],
WONDERS[1],
WONDLE[2],
WONNBURG[1],
WONNER[2],
WONS[1],
WOOD[76],
WOODALL[12],
WOODARD[60],
WOODARD (BATTEN)[1],
WOODBINE[3],
WOODBURN[1],
WOODBY[10],
WOODCOCK[1],
WOODELL[2],
WOODEN[1],
WOODFORD[4],
WOODHAM[1],
WOODIE[3],
WOODLEY[2],
WOODLIEF[2],
WOODMAN[3],
WOODRIDGE[1],
WOODRING[2],
WOODROW[1],
WOODRUFF[16],
WOODRUM[4],
WOODS[178],
WOODSHAW[1],
WOODSIDE[3],
WOODSMALL[7],
WOODSON[26],
WOODUM[1],
WOODWARD[17],
WOODWORTH[3],
WOODY[5],
WOODYARD[1],
WOOLBRIDGE[1],
WOOLERY[1],
WOOLEVER[1],
WOOLEY[6],
WOOLF[34],
WOOLFLEY[1],
WOOLFOLK[1],
WOOLFORD[1],
WOOLIVER[1],
WOOLLEN[1],
WOOLSEY[8],
WOOLSTEN[1],
WOOLVERTON[3],
WOOLWINE[1],
WOOSLEY[2],
WOOSTER[1],
WOOTEN[12],
WOOTON[3],
WORD[3],
WORDEN[1],
WORGUM[2],
WORHAM[1],
WORKMAN[10],
WORL[4],
WORLEY[33],
WORLINE[3],
WORM[5],
WORMAN[4],
WORRELL[3],
WORSHAM[4],
WORTH[8],
WORTHAM[5],
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