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[Brizzy82]

I severely underestimated the number of Wiebes in Manitoba, I have never known anyone with that surname.

A quick Manitoba 411 search of surnames showed these results

1387 Smith
1201 Friesen
977 Wiebe
855 Johnson
812 Anderson
728 Brown
718 Klassen

[SignalHillHiker]

Via Franks. [Edit: I thought it was but he got it here; moved this post and the next from Stats thread]



I wouldn't have guessed Power. But it does make sense. Any name as likely to be Catholic as Protestant is sure to be up there.

I only know one Smith family (a cousin married into it). I know one White (and her husband's name is Green so when he proposed he asked if she wanted to change her colour lol). I know of lots of Parsons. There are a few MHAs with that surname right now.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Via Franks.


I wouldn't have guessed Power. But it does make sense. Any name as likely to be Catholic as Protestant is sure to be up there.

I only know one Smith family (a cousin married into it). I know one White (and her husband's name is Green so when he proposed he asked if she wanted to change her colour lol). I know of lots of Parsons. There are a few MHAs with that surname right now.

lol I have found it here, on the Graphics & map thread

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by Brizzy82

I severely underestimated the number of Wiebes in Manitoba, I have never known anyone with that surname.

A quick Manitoba 411 search of surnames showed these results

1387 Smith
1201 Friesen
977 Wiebe
855 Johnson
812 Anderson
728 Brown
718 Klassen

You've never been to the Mennonite Triangle? (Emerson-Elie-Morden)

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

You've never been to the Mennonite Triangle? (Emerson-Elie-Morden)

I would have guessed that Penner and Loewen would be ahead of Klassen and Wiebe. The 411 search might underestimate the Mennonite numbers somewhat because the average size of a Friesen household is likely larger than that of a Smith household.

[plrh]

Originally Posted by Andy6

I would have guessed that Penner and Loewen would be ahead of Klassen and Wiebe. The 411 search might underestimate the Mennonite numbers somewhat because the average size of a Friesen household is likely larger than that of a Smith household.

On that note, I wonder how many Hofer's and Waldner's there might really be? It seems like religious colonies could be under represented.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by plrh

On that note, I wonder how many Hofer's and Waldner's there might really be? It seems like religious colonies could be under represented.

I'm not sure of the telephone distribution on a Hutterite Colony.

Well, I found a Wiki like page for Global Anabaptists Mennonite and they list a switchboard for one of the local Colonies near my hometown.

https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ma...nitoba,_Canada)

I'd be shocked if the Colony Manger and a couple of Colony Divisional Managers don't have smart phones of some sort.

[rousseau]

I'm surprised that Mennonite names rank so high considering the Abes epidemic that devastated southern Manitoba.

It went from Dyck to Dyck without Reimer Friesen...


I'll show myself out.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I'm surprised that Mennonite names rank so high considering the Abes epidemic that devastated southern Manitoba.

It went from Dyck to Dyck without Reimer Friesen...


I'll show myself out.

Try the veal before you leave at the end of the week!

[harls]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

I'd be shocked if the Colony Manger and a couple of Colony Divisional Managers don't have smart phones of some sort.

Most of the men all have smart phones now.

(source - some old farmer I know that frequently deals with that particular colony)

[Brizzy82]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

You've never been to the Mennonite Triangle? (Emerson-Elie-Morden)

Honestly, not really. Guess I underestimated their numbers.

Before moving to Winnipeg I grew up in the northern Interlake region of MB. Lots of Germans up that way too but not many with those Mennonite names. A lot of reserves around where I grew up. I thought maybe some of their common surnames would have big numbers but nope not even close!

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

You've never been to the Mennonite Triangle? (Emerson-Elie-Morden)

I had to look at a map for this. Is that term actually in use anywhere? It totally leaves out Steinbach, a major population centre, and the little Menno villages in the vicinity like Blumenort, Friedensfeld, Grunthal etc.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by drew

In MB, those are all 100% Mennonite surnames.

There are lots of people of German stock in Manitoba that aren't Mennonite. Btw, there's no such thing as a Mennonite surname. Mennonite isn't a language, its a religious group that originated in German speaking regions of Europe. Likewise, most people in Utah named Smith might be Mormon but that doesn't make Smith a Mormon surname. It's an English surname.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I had to look at a map for this. Is that term actually in use anywhere? It totally leaves out Steinbach, a major population centre, and the little Menno villages in the vicinity like Blumenort, Friedensfeld, Grunthal etc.

No, I just made it up. Should have used Steinbach instead of Emerson as the SE anchour of the triangle.
I keep forgetting that the Metis had concentrated along the Red River while the first wave of Mennonites in 1871 settled on either side of the Red.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by Brizzy82

Honestly, not really. Guess I underestimated their numbers.

Before moving to Winnipeg I grew up in the northern Interlake region of MB. Lots of Germans up that way too but not many with those Mennonite names. A lot of reserves around where I grew up. I thought maybe some of their common surnames would have big numbers but nope not even close!

My mom was born near Lowe Farm and the family farmed there until Grandpa had a falling out with the local church. They decided to join the United Church of Canada and moved lock stock and barrel to Rivers (NW of Brandon). My dad is from SW MB where a large number of French,Scot, and Ontario English settled around the 1890's. Many folks of the Mennonite faith who came to Canada after the Russian Revolution started farming along the US border and remain to this day.

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by isaidso

There are lots of people of German stock in Manitoba that aren't Mennonite. Btw, there's no such thing as a Mennonite surname. Mennonite isn't a language, its a religious group that originated in German speaking regions of Europe. Likewise, most people in Utah named Smith might be Mormon but that doesn't make Smith a Mormon surname. It's an English surname.

Well you find me a Friesen in Manitoba who isn’t a Mennonite or of that background and we’ll talk then.

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

No, I just made it up. Should have used Steinbach instead of Emerson as the SE anchour of the triangle.
I keep forgetting that the Metis had concentrated along the Red River while the first wave of Mennonites in 1871 settled on either side of the Red.

The Mennonites had two distinct reserves - east and west - allotted to them in the 1880s. They didn’t randomly decide where to buy farms, although they later spread out beyond the allotment.

[drew]

Originally Posted by isaidso

There are lots of people of German stock in Manitoba that aren't Mennonite. Btw, there's no such thing as a Mennonite surname. Mennonite isn't a language, its a religious group that originated in German speaking regions of Europe. Likewise, most people in Utah named Smith might be Mormon but that doesn't make Smith a Mormon surname. It's an English surname.

Are you schooling me, a born and raised (southern) Manitoban, about Menno's..?

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by drew

Are you schooling me, a born and raised (southern) Manitoban, about Menno's..?

Ontarians really don’t know how unusual Manitoba is in this way. They also confuse our Mennonites with their horse-and-buggy variety.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by Andy6

The Mennonites had two distinct reserves - east and west - allotted to them in the 1880s. They didn’t randomly decide where to buy farms, although they later spread out beyond the allotment.

You are correct.