The following table is a count of how many times each family name, or variation of that name, appears in the 1776 census of Mennonites in West Prussia. The second table provides the same information except the data is organized alphabetically by surname. Note that this census does not include such regions as East Prussia, Brandenburg, the city of Danzig, and the region known as the Scharpau (the last two did not become Prussian territory until 1793).
This list was made as part of a study of the 1776 census, which has been published in the Oct. 2006 and Jan. 2007 issues of Heritage Posting (which is published quarterly by the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society). Copies may be obtained directly from .
| Family Name(s) (standardized) | Count |
|---|---|
| Penner | 117 |
| Dick/Dyck/von Dyck/etc. | 115 |
| Claas/Claassen/Classen/etc. | 112 |
| Jantzen/Jantz | 96 |
| Friesen/van Riesen/von Riesen/etc. | 68 |
| Wiens/Wientz | 68 |
| Wiebe/Wieb | 67 |
| Ens/Entz | 57 |
| Goertz/Gertz/Goertzen | 57 |
| Froese/Friese | 48 |
| Pauls | 48 |
| Peters | 48 |
| Nickel/Neckel | 47 |
| Epp | 46 |
| Martens/Martins | 45 |
| Dirksen/Dirks | 40 |
| Reimer | 39 |
| Neufeld/Niefeld/Neyfeld | 38 |
| Bartel | 33 |
| Fast | 32 |
| Barg/Bargen/van Bargen/Berg/Barch/etc. | 31 |
| Quiring | 31 |
| Ewert | 28 |
| Kroeker | 28 |
| Frantz | 27 |
| Toews | 27 |
| Warkentin/etc. | 27 |
| Thiesen/Thiessen/etc. | 26 |
| Schmidt | 25 |
| Harms | 24 |
| Bruhn/Braun | 23 |
| Regehr (Regier) | 23 |
| Voht/Fodt (Voth) | 23 |
| Harder | 22 |
| Unrau | 22 |
| Cornies/Knels/Cornelius/Cornelsen | 21 |
| Loewen/Laewen/Leben | 21 |
| Wolecke/Waelcke/Wilke | 21 |
| Balter | 19 |
| Bestvader (Bestvater) | 19 |
| Wieler/Willer | 18 |
| Conrad/Conert | 17 |
| Kliewer/Kleever | 17 |
| Schroeder/Schroeter | 17 |
| Esau | 16 |
| Funck | 16 |
| Isaac | 16 |
| Rempel | 16 |
| Siemons/Ziemes | 16 |
| Willms/Wilhelm | 16 |
| Siebert/Siewert | 14 |
| Stobbe/Stob/Stab | 14 |
| Suckau | 14 |
| Bargmann/Barckmann | 13 |
| Dau | 13 |
| Block | 12 |
| Giesbrecht | 12 |
| Hiebert/Hubert | 12 |
| Ratzlaff | 12 |
| Hamm | 11 |
| Wall | 11 |
| Hein | 10 |
| Kettler/Kaettler | 10 |
| Unger | 10 |
| Ediger | 9 |
| Eggert | 9 |
| Gerbrandt | 9 |
| Grunau | 9 |
| Hildbrand/Hilbrand/Hildebrand | 9 |
| Kauenawen (Kauenhofen) | 9 |
| Casper | 8 |
| Ginter/Guenther | 8 |
| Goosen | 8 |
| Kerber | 8 |
| Kopper | 8 |
| Pankratz | 8 |
| Philipsen | 8 |
| Quapp/Quab | 8 |
| Schultz | 8 |
| Wedel/Wedler | 8 |
| Adrian/Aderjan | 7 |
| Becker | 7 |
| Dridger/Driedger | 7 |
| Horn | 7 |
| Lepp/Lipp | 7 |
| Nachtigal | 7 |
| Tiart/Tahrt | 7 |
| Wichert | 7 |
| Abrahams (Abrams) | 6 |
| Brandt | 6 |
| Buhler/Buller | 6 |
| Engbrecht | 6 |
| Mattis | 6 |
| Niessen van/Niessen/Niess | 6 |
| Steffen | 6 |
| Born | 5 |
| Daniels | 5 |
| Fokking/Faking | 5 |
| Guhr | 5 |
| Heinrichs | 5 |
| Klein | 5 |
| Lammert | 5 |
| Mantler | 5 |
| Neusteter/Neustaedter | 5 |
| Olfert | 5 |
| Plenert | 5 |
| Riediger/Ridiger | 5 |
| Sawatzki/Sowatski (Sawatsky) | 5 |
| Sudermann | 5 |
| Andres/Andreas | 4 |
| Arend | 4 |
| Bachdach | 4 |
| Behrend | 4 |
| Bickert/Bueckert | 4 |
| Boldt | 4 |
| Busenitz | 4 |
| Flemming | 4 |
| Gedert | 4 |
| Gehde | 4 |
| Hag/Haage (Hooge) | 4 |
| Holtzrichter | 4 |
| Koehn | 4 |
| Krahn | 4 |
| Mierau | 4 |
| Scheffler | 4 |
| Schirling | 4 |
| Westerwick | 4 |
| Zacharias | 4 |
| Zimmerman | 4 |
| Albrecht | 3 |
| Boschmann | 3 |
| Dickgrew (Teichgroeb, etc) | 3 |
| Heppner/Hoepner/Hepner | 3 |
| Heydebrecht | 3 |
| Hoewner | 3 |
| Mecklenberger | 3 |
| Oehmsen | 3 |
| Petcher/Boettcher (Poetker) | 3 |
| Redekop/Rederkapf | 3 |
| Reinke | 3 |
| Schellenberg | 3 |
| Spenst | 3 |
| Sprunck | 3 |
| Steingart | 3 |
| Vogt/Facht | 3 |
| Allert | 2 |
| Bartz (Bartsch) | 2 |
| Conwentz | 2 |
| Dack/Dacker | 2 |
| Dickmann | 2 |
| Doell | 2 |
| Dunckel | 2 |
| Eds/Ets (Eitzen/Edsen) | 2 |
| Elias | 2 |
| Gillis/Gilz | 2 |
| Kehler/Coeler | 2 |
| Klingenberg | 2 |
| Kopp | 2 |
| Krueger | 2 |
| Lemke | 2 |
| Letkeman | 2 |
| Mahl | 2 |
| Neubauer | 2 |
| Olbitz/Olwitz | 2 |
| Ott | 2 |
| Pankert | 2 |
| Plett | 2 |
| Pries | 2 |
| Rahn | 2 |
| Richert | 2 |
| Ross | 2 |
| Roy van | 2 |
| Sperling/Sparling | 2 |
| Thielman | 2 |
| Thimm | 2 |
| Wohlgemuth | 2 |
| Wulf | 2 |
| Baalau | 1 |
| Balee | 1 |
| Banmann | 1 |
| Bench | 1 |
| Billing | 1 |
| Bock | 1 |
| Boll | 1 |
| Brecht (Breuil) | 1 |
| Brucks | 1 |
| Butthwing | 1 |
| Didrich | 1 |
| Doleoski (Delesky/Solesky) | 1 |
| Donner | 1 |
| Drupp | 1 |
| Duehren van | 1 |
| Fehr (DeVeer) | 1 |
| Fett | 1 |
| Fieguth | 1 |
| Fisch | 1 |
| Frey | 1 |
| Friedrichs | 1 |
| Groening | 1 |
| Hansen | 1 |
| Harpart | 1 |
| Hensel | 1 |
| Heyd (Heide) | 1 |
| Huell (Hill) | 1 |
| Jacobsen | 1 |
| Jancke | 1 |
| Jopp | 1 |
| Jost | 1 |
| Kampen, van | 1 |
| Kasdorf | 1 |
| Kieler | 1 |
| Klippenstein | 1 |
| Kniephof | 1 |
| Knop | 1 |
| Kulert | 1 |
| Kurtz | 1 |
| Lehn | 1 |
| Liessau | 1 |
| Linger | 1 |
| Lirns | 1 |
| Ludwicks | 1 |
| Neudorf | 1 |
| Neumann | 1 |
| Peckerun | 1 |
| Penck | 1 |
| Peterkau (Petkau) | 1 |
| Prohl | 1 |
| Purau | 1 |
| Rase/Ratz | 1 |
| Roenert | 1 |
| Rogalski | 1 |
| Rohd | 1 |
| Rosfeld (Rosenfeld) | 1 |
| Rump | 1 |
| Schwartz | 1 |
| Seeler | 1 |
| Siebrand | 1 |
| Soels | 1 |
| Steinfeder | 1 |
| Stews (Stoesz) | 1 |
| Tesmer | 1 |
| Tetzlaf | 1 |
| Tilitzki | 1 |
| Utesch | 1 |
| Weger | 1 |
| Weis | 1 |
| Werner | 1 |
| Wittenberg | 1 |
| Zander | 1 |
| Family Name(s) (standardized) | Count |
|---|---|
| Abrahams (Abrams) | 6 |
| Adrian/Aderjan | 7 |
| Albrecht | 3 |
| Allert | 2 |
| Andres/Andreas | 4 |
| Arend | 4 |
| Baalau | 1 |
| Bachdach | 4 |
| Balee | 1 |
| Balter | 19 |
| Banmann | 1 |
| Barg/Bargen/van Bargen/Berg/Barch/etc. | 31 |
| Bargmann/Barckmann | 13 |
| Bartel | 33 |
| Bartz (Bartsch) | 2 |
| Becker | 7 |
| Behrend | 4 |
| Bench | 1 |
| Bestvader (Bestvater) | 19 |
| Bickert/Bueckert | 4 |
| Billing | 1 |
| Block | 12 |
| Bock | 1 |
| Boldt | 4 |
| Boll | 1 |
| Born | 5 |
| Boschmann | 3 |
| Brandt | 6 |
| Brecht (Breuil) | 1 |
| Brucks | 1 |
| Bruhn/Braun | 23 |
| Buhler/Buller | 6 |
| Busenitz | 4 |
| Butthwing | 1 |
| Casper | 8 |
| Claas/Claassen/Classen/etc. | 112 |
| Conrad/Conert | 17 |
| Conwentz | 2 |
| Cornies/Knels/Cornelius/Cornelsen | 21 |
| Dack/Dacker | 2 |
| Daniels | 5 |
| Dau | 13 |
| Dick/Dyck/von Dyck/etc. | 115 |
| Dickgrew (Teichgroeb, etc) | 3 |
| Dickmann | 2 |
| Didrich | 1 |
| Dirksen/Dirks | 40 |
| Doell | 2 |
| Doleoski (Delesky/Solesky) | 1 |
| Donner | 1 |
| Dridger/Driedger | 7 |
| Drupp | 1 |
| Duehren van | 1 |
| Dunckel | 2 |
| Ediger | 9 |
| Eds/Ets (Eitzen/Edsen) | 2 |
| Eggert | 9 |
| Elias | 2 |
| Engbrecht | 6 |
| Ens/Entz | 57 |
| Epp | 46 |
| Esau | 16 |
| Ewert | 28 |
| Fast | 32 |
| Fehr (DeVeer) | 1 |
| Fett | 1 |
| Fieguth | 1 |
| Fisch | 1 |
| Flemming | 4 |
| Fokking/Faking | 5 |
| Frantz | 27 |
| Frey | 1 |
| Friedrichs | 1 |
| Friesen/van Riesen/von Riesen/etc. | 68 |
| Froese/Friese | 48 |
| Funck | 16 |
| Gedert | 4 |
| Gehde | 4 |
| Gerbrandt | 9 |
| Giesbrecht | 12 |
| Gillis/Gilz | 2 |
| Ginter/Guenther | 8 |
| Goertz/Gertz/Goertzen | 57 |
| Goosen | 8 |
| Groening | 1 |
| Grunau | 9 |
| Guhr | 5 |
| Hag/Haage (Hooge) | 4 |
| Hamm | 11 |
| Hansen | 1 |
| Harder | 22 |
| Harms | 24 |
| Harpart | 1 |
| Hein | 10 |
| Heinrichs | 5 |
| Hensel | 1 |
| Heppner/Hoepner/Hepner | 3 |
| Heyd (Heide) | 1 |
| Heydebrecht | 3 |
| Hiebert/Hubert | 12 |
| Hildbrand/Hilbrand/Hildebrand | 9 |
| Hoewner | 3 |
| Holtzrichter | 4 |
| Horn | 7 |
| Huell (Hill) | 1 |
| Isaac | 16 |
| Jacobsen | 1 |
| Jancke | 1 |
| Jantzen/Jantz | 96 |
| Jopp | 1 |
| Jost | 1 |
| Kampen, van | 1 |
| Kasdorf | 1 |
| Kauenawen (Kauenhofen) | 9 |
| Kehler/Coeler | 2 |
| Kerber | 8 |
| Kettler/Kaettler | 10 |
| Kieler | 1 |
| Klein | 5 |
| Kliewer/Kleever | 17 |
| Klingenberg | 2 |
| Klippenstein | 1 |
| Kniephof | 1 |
| Knop | 1 |
| Koehn | 4 |
| Kopp | 2 |
| Kopper | 8 |
| Krahn | 4 |
| Kroeker | 28 |
| Krueger | 2 |
| Kulert | 1 |
| Kurtz | 1 |
| Laewen/Loewen/lebem | 21 |
| Lammert | 5 |
| Lehn | 1 |
| Lemke | 2 |
| Lepp/Lipp | 7 |
| Letkeman | 2 |
| Liessau | 1 |
| Linger | 1 |
| Lirns | 1 |
| Ludwicks | 1 |
| Mahl | 2 |
| Mantler | 5 |
| Martens/Martins | 45 |
| Mattis | 6 |
| Mecklenberger | 3 |
| Mierau | 4 |
| Nachtigal | 7 |
| Neubauer | 2 |
| Neudorf | 1 |
| Neufeld/Niefeld/Neyfeld | 38 |
| Neumann | 1 |
| Neusteter/Neustaedter | 5 |
| Nickel/Neckel | 47 |
| Niessen van/Niessen/Niess | 6 |
| Oehmsen | 3 |
| Olbitz/Olwitz | 2 |
| Olfert | 5 |
| Ott | 2 |
| Pankert | 2 |
| Pankratz | 8 |
| Pauls | 48 |
| Peckerun | 1 |
| Penck | 1 |
| Penner | 117 |
| Petcher/Boettcher (Poetker) | 3 |
| Peterkau (Petkau) | 1 |
| Peters | 48 |
| Philipsen | 8 |
| Plenert | 5 |
| Plett | 2 |
| Pries | 2 |
| Prohl | 1 |
| Purau | 1 |
| Quapp/Quab | 8 |
| Quiring | 31 |
| Rahn | 2 |
| Rase/Ratz | 1 |
| Ratzlaff | 12 |
| Redekop/Rederkapf | 3 |
| Regehr (Regier) | 23 |
| Reimer | 39 |
| Reinke | 3 |
| Rempel | 16 |
| Richert | 2 |
| Riediger/Ridiger | 5 |
| Roenert | 1 |
| Rogalski | 1 |
| Rohd | 1 |
| Rosfeld (Rosenfeld) | 1 |
| Ross | 2 |
| Roy van | 2 |
| Rump | 1 |
| Sawatzki/Sowatski (Sawatsky) | 5 |
| Scheffler | 4 |
| Schellenberg | 3 |
| Schirling | 4 |
| Schmidt | 25 |
| Schroeder/Schroeter | 17 |
| Schultz | 8 |
| Schwartz | 1 |
| Seeler | 1 |
| Siebert/Siewert | 14 |
| Siebrand | 1 |
| Siemons/Ziemes | 16 |
| Soels | 1 |
| Spenst | 3 |
| Sperling/Sparling | 2 |
| Sprunck | 3 |
| Steffen | 6 |
| Steinfeder | 1 |
| Steingart | 3 |
| Stews (Stoesz) | 1 |
| Stobbe/Stob/Stab | 14 |
| Suckau | 14 |
| Sudermann | 5 |
| Tesmer | 1 |
| Tetzlaf | 1 |
| Thielman | 2 |
| Thiesen/Thiessen/etc. | 26 |
| Thimm | 2 |
| Tiart/Tahrt | 7 |
| Tilitzki | 1 |
| Toews | 27 |
| Unger | 10 |
| Unrau | 22 |
| Utesch | 1 |
| Vogt/Facht | 3 |
| Voht/Fodt (Voth) | 23 |
| Wall | 11 |
| Warkentin/etc. | 27 |
| Wedel/Wedler | 8 |
| Weger | 1 |
| Weis | 1 |
| Werner | 1 |
| Westerwick | 4 |
| Wichert | 7 |
| Wiebe/Wieb | 67 |
| Wieler/Willer | 18 |
| Wiens/Wientz | 68 |
| Willms/Wilhelm | 16 |
| Wittenberg | 1 |
| Wohlgemuth | 2 |
| Wolecke/Waelcke/Wilke | 21 |
| Wulf | 2 |
| Zacharias | 4 |
| Zander | 1 |
| Zimmerman | 4 |
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