Berling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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This surname is a local name from Barling (or Barling Magna) which is a village and civil parish in Essex. The word "Barling" is said to derive from two Saxon words "ban", a boar, and "ing", a meadow. 1

Early Origins of the Berling family

The surname Berling was first found in Essex at Barling, a parish, in the union and hundred of Rochford where "it comprises the manors of Barling and Mucking, the former of which is the property of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London, by gift from Edward the Confessor. " 2

Barlings is a small parish, in the wapentake of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in Lincolnshire where "an abbey for Praemonstratensian canons, dedicated to St. Mary, was founded in 1154. 2

The Essex parish is the oldest as it dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Baerlingum in 998. 1 By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, it was known as Berlinga. 3 And it is here that the first record, that of Baddewin de Barling was recorded in 1240. Later, William de Berling was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1327. 4

Early History of the Berling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berling research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1240, 1804, 1829, 1834, 1849, 1854 and 1883 are included under the topic Early Berling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berling Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Barling, Berling, Barlins, Berlings, Barlin, Barlinge and many more.

Early Notables of the Berling family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was John Barling (1804-1883), English dissenting minister, born at Weymouth 11 Aug. 1804. He was educated for the ministry at Homerton, and settled as a Congregationalist minister at Square Chapel, Halifax, in 1829. His opinions becoming Unitarian, he resigned his charge in 1834...
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Berling migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Berling or a variant listed above were:

Berling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrich Berling, who landed in Texas in 1840 5
Heinrich Berling accompanied by his wife, Maria Behl, and their four children, who arrived in Texas between 1840 and 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Berling (post 1700) +

Peter Berling (1934-2017), German actor, film producer and writer

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)