The Wunder Family Name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Wunder, so the heraldry linked to Wunderlich is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Wunder

Clerks wrote Wunderlich in many ways, and Wunder is one that stuck. Its meaning, shared with Wunderlich, is “An odd, moody or curious man”.

Records show Wunder as one of the forms Wunderlich took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Wunderly, Wunderling and Wunnerlich. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Wunder with 2,393 bearers, at rank 12,865.

Want more than a summary? See the Wunder family name pack.