About the Whetzel Surname

If your family name is Whetzel, its origin lies with Wetzel, a long-established German surname. At root, the name means “Little Werner / whetter”. The extra “h” in Whetzel is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Wetzell and Wetz.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Whetzel with 2,536 bearers, at rank 12,264.

There is no single Whetzel family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Whetzel family name pack.