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![Show Contents]() Adeline Surname History
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 England
The generations and branches of the Adeline family share a name that has its roots in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. The name Adeline comes from the given name Ayling, an ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name derived from the Old English word ædeling which means prince, a derivative of ædel which means noble. Early Origins of the Adeline familyThe surname Adeline was first found in Dorset, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Adeline familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Adeline research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1006, 1086, 1176, 1177, 1273, 1290, 1296, 1621 and 1769 are included under the topic Early Adeline History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Adeline Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Adeline include Ayling, Aling, Aeoeling, Adeling, Aoeling, Aedeling, Ayline, Aylyng and many more. Early Notables of the Adeline familyMore information is included under the topic Early Adeline Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Adeline RankingIn France, the name Adeline is the 5,409th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Adeline familySearching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Adeline or a variant listed above: Catharine Aling, who sailed to Baltimore in 1763; Ann Ayling, who came to Philadelphia with three children in 1820; and John Ayling, who came to Philadelphia in 1876..
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- Virginia Adeline Woolf (1882-1941), English novelist, critic, and essayist, best known for novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928)
- Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862-1934), American writer
- Adeline Mesheski, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
- Adeline Trafton (1842-1920), birth name of Adeline Trafton Knox, an American author, daughter of Mark Tafton
- Adeline McKinlay, American tennis player
- Adeline L. Freedman, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980 2
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