Bulinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The origins of the Bulinger surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Bulinger began when someone in that family worked as a person who worked as the baker. This name was also referred to as le boulanger which is the Old French form, and in the sharpened form as Pullinger.

Early Origins of the Bulinger family

The surname Bulinger was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bulinger family

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Bulinger Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bulinger has appeared include Bullinger, Bulenger, Pullenger, Pullinger, Bulinger and many more.

Early Notables of the Bulinger family

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Bulinger migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bulinger arrived in North America very early:

Bulinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Bulinger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
Martin Bulinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1

Citations +

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)