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Early Origins of the Esslinger family

The surname Esslinger was first found in the Austrian province of Carinthia, where the name Hasslinger emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable noble families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Esslinger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Esslinger research. Another 284 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1599, 1703, 1718, 1730, 1763, 1789, 1790, 1800, 1824 and 1879 are included under the topic Early Esslinger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Esslinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hasslinger, Haslinger, Hasslingen, Haslingen, Hesslinger, Heslinger, Hesselinger and many more.

Early Notables of the Esslinger family

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United States Esslinger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Esslinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ludwig Esslinger, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 1
  • Johann Martin Esslinger, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1866 1
  • Anna Maria Esslinger, who landed in America in 1870 1
  • Christian Esslinger, aged 17, who arrived in New York, NY in 1873 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Esslinger (post 1700) +

  • Willa Esslinger, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1980 2
  • Harry Wright "Slinger" Esslinger (1890-1970), American college football player and high school football coach
  • Hartmut Esslinger (b. 1944), German-American industrial designer and inventor
  • Willi Esslinger (1916-1944), German Hauptscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Tilman Esslinger, German experimental physicist, Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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