wingard, sweden 1998
My name is Karin Thorsvad, but up until a year ago, I was a Wingård. I live in Sweden, and my part of the Wingårds come from the west coast of Sweden. My paternal grandfather used to do some genealogy, but that was a long time ago. I believe one of my cousins is on to it now. I'm just curious to know if you American Wingards have your origins in Sweden. or somewhere else. I think our ancestors originally came from the Netherlands, but I believe they spelt the name differently. That's why I think you may be Swedish back there somewhere. In Sweden we put a ring over the a, but that naturally vanishes in English.
It seems most of the names I see here are from Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky. That is interesting. I spent the academic year of 1980-81 as a student of the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, and I remember checking the directory there for Wingards. There weren't any. So maybe all Wingards in the US belong in the south?
If anyone feels like answering this, it'd be great.
Many greetings from Karin Throsvad, nee Wingård, in Sweden.
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