Show ContentsBartling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland, made up the ancient Dalriadan kingdom, the ancestral home of the Bartling family. Their name comes from the ancient and popular given name Bartholomew. Bartholomew, a widespread personal name in medieval England at the time.

Early Origins of the Bartling family

The surname Bartling was first found in at Strathdon, in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, and were descended from Parlan and the son of Parlan whose name became Farlane and Bartley, at the time when it was undesirable to continue a name beginning with Mac.

Early History of the Bartling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bartling research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1500 is included under the topic Early Bartling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bartling Spelling Variations

Many spelling variations of Bartling have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. Bartley, Bartlie, Barteley, Bartely, Bartelie, Bartlie and many more.

Early Notables of the Bartling family

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Bartling Ranking

In the United States, the name Bartling is the 14,415th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Bartling family to Ireland

Some of the Bartling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Bartling migration to the United States +

Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Bartling family emigrate to North America:

Bartling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ernst H Bartling, aged 24, who landed in Missouri in 1841 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bartling (post 1700) +

  • William Bartling (1880-1951), American politician, Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1924 3
  • Julie Bartling, American Republican politician, South Dakota State Auditor; Elected 2010 3
  • Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984), American Republican politician, Member of Wyoming State House of Representatives, 1938-42; Member of Wyoming State Senate, 1942-50 3
  • Charles F. Bartling, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1906 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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