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Helling Family Crest
Helling Family Crest
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Where did the English Helling family come from? What is the English Helling family crest and coat of arms? When did the Helling family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Helling family history?

The illustrious surname Helling is classified as a habitation surname, which was originally derived from a place-name, and is one form of surname belonging to a broader group called hereditary surnames. Habitation names were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Topographic names, form the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Helling is a place-name from in Devon. Hillion, near Saint-Brieux, was the birthplace of Herve d'Helion, a companion of William the Conqueror who was awarded a barony and lands in Devon. The name could also have been a baptismal name derived from the son of Heilin.

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Since the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Heylin, Heylen, Haylin, Hayling, Heylins, Heylens and many more.

First found in Brittany, where Hillion, near Saint-Brieux, was the birthplace of Herve d'Helion, a companion of William the Conqueror who was awarded a barony and lands in Devon. It is there that the family established its family seat at Ashton and Credy-Helion.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Helling research. Another 367 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1190, 1273, 1562, 1631, 1600 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Helling History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Helling Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Helling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 91 words(6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Helling, or a variant listed above:

Helling Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • H. Nicholas Helling, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1750
  • H Nicholas Helling, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750
  • Peter Helling, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752

Helling Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Frederick Helling, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802
  • Bern Helling, who landed in America in 1843
  • John Helling, who arrived in Indiana in 1852
  • Henry Helling, who came to Philadelphia in 1854

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The Helling Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Helling Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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