Wagner Family Name

Our Wagner's came from Belfort, France which is located on the border of Switzerland (where our ancestor Chris Wagner was born).

Belfort marked in red

Belfort, France

 I'm not positive if this information is correct for our Wagners.

Wagner is a Germanic occupational name derived from Old High German "wagen" or Middle German "wagener", meaning wagon-driver, but it could also describe a wagon-maker, such as a wheelwright. There are many variations of the name, including Wagganer, Wagener, Wagnerin, Wagooner, Wahner, Weagener, Wegner and van Wagenen, and the importance of this medieval occupation is underscored by the granting of 37 coats of arms to these families. Wagner family history started in Silesia in Germany and Yorkshire in England, where the family held a feudal manor. The most noted members in Wagner genealogy may be the German composer Richard Wagner and the Austrian composer Josef Wagner.