Ellinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Ellinger family

The surname Ellinger was first found in Yorkshire in the East Riding at Ellerker, a village and civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Alrecher and literally meant "marsh where alders grow" from the Old Scandinavian words elri + kjarr. 1

At the time of the Domesday Book, the village was quite small with about 5 households holding about 39 villagers. The land was held at that time by Earl Morcar who was tenant in chief of the Bishop of Durham St Cuthbert. 2

Early History of the Ellinger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ellinger research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1512, 1522, 1527, 1529, 1540 and 1546 are included under the topic Early Ellinger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ellinger Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Ellinger include Ellerker, Elerker, Ellerkar, Ellarker, Elarker, Ellercker, Elercker, Ellicker, Elicker, Ellickar, Elliker, Hellerker, Helliker, Elliker and many more.

Early Notables of the Ellinger family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir William Ellerker, Sheriff of Northumberland; Sir Ralph Ellerker of Risby, Yorkshire; and his eldest son, Sir Ralph Ellerker (died 1546), an English soldier, knight and politician, High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1529. "Both father and son were knighted by the Earl of Surrey at Flodden Field. The elder Ellerker took part in the useless Spanish expedition in 1512, was an esquire...
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Ellinger Ranking

In the United States, the name Ellinger is the 7,541^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Ellinger migration to the United States +

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Ellingers to arrive on North American shores:

Ellinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Ellinger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1762 4

Ellinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian F. Ellinger, who settled in Fairfield Co. OH in 1848
A Ellinger, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
A. Ellinger, who arrived in Panama sometime between 1849 and 1851
August Karl Anton Ellinger, who arrived in America in 1884

Contemporary Notables of the name Ellinger (post 1700) +

Rory Vincent Ellinger (1941-2014), American lawyer and politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2010-2012)
John Ellinger (b. 1951), former American soccer coach
Karel Ellinger (1929-2024), Czech chemist and Holocaust survivor

Historic Events for the Ellinger family +

Bismarck

Leopold Ellinger (1922-1941), German Matrose who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details