Billinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Billinger family

The surname Billinger was first found in Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Their dynasty appears to have gained prominence somewhere between 961 and 1106 in this region. The first Count Billing lived around 967 and the last, Magnus Billing, died in 1106. After the death of Magnus the family properties were handed over to the Counts of Suepplingenburg in the 12th century. Always important in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Billinger family

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Billinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Billing, Biling, Billinger, Bilinger, Billinge and many more.

Early Notables of the Billinger family

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Billinger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Billinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Friederich Billinger, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751

Billinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andreas Billinger, aged 1, who arrived in New York in 1875 1
Andrew Billinger, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1875 1
Johannes Billinger, who arrived in New York, NY in 1878 1
John Billinger, who arrived in Kansas in 1878 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Billinger (post 1700) +

Karl Billinger (1902-1979), pseudonym of Paul Wilhelm Massing, a German sociologist, best known for his autobiographic novel Schutzhäftling 880, published in 1935 which was dedicated to all comrades in concentration camps
Richard Billinger (1893-1965), popular Austrian novelist of rural life

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)