| ![Show Contents]() Leng History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Leng family have grown. The name Leng was given to a member of the family who was a person who was considered long or tall. The name occurs in Old English charters as early as 972 A.D, as Aetheric thes langa. Of the many surnames in England, the surname Leng is considered among etymologists to be one of the oldest. It belongs to a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames. As a nickname surname Leng could refer either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. Early Origins of the Leng familyThe surname Leng was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Leng familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leng research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1357, 1394, 1467 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Leng History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leng Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Leng family name include Lang, Lange, Laing, Layng and others. Early Notables of the Leng familyMore information is included under the topic Early Leng Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Leng family to Ireland
Some of the Leng family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Leng surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Leng Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joh Thoenges Leng, who arrived in America in 1764-1798 1
- Johann Thonges Leng, who landed in America in 1773 1
Leng Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Leng, who arrived in New York in 1840 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)
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