Wenck surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Wenck surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 609 people carried this name — #36,695 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 623 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Wenck.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Haut-Rhin 12
Bas-Rhin 10
Vosges 8
Gironde 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Paris 4
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Territoire de Belfort 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Wenck,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helfrich Bernhard Wenck
    Helfrich Bernhard Wenck 1739–1803 · writer
  • Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck
    Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck 1741–1810 · teacher
  • Heinrich Theodor Wenck
    Heinrich Theodor Wenck 1810–1885
  • Hartwig Wenck d. 1917 · soldier
  • Hermann Wenck d. 1916 · soldier
  • Romanus Wenck 1628–1681 · postmaster

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Wenck is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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