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Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name Bellinger was derived. It comes from when the family lived at Anger in Normandy. The prefix of the name, "bel", means beautiful and it is believed that it was originally describing the place that it originates from as beautiful.

Early Origins of the Bellinger family

The surname Bellinger was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

The family branched into different regions of France including Poitou, and the lands of Hainière in Flanders (Belguim) where they adapted the spelling of their name to Boulengier and appear as a notable family in that region. Additionally, they held the estates of Pistor in Lorraine, and Montigny in Hainaut. By the 16th century, the family branched again and acquired estates at Remfort in Anjou, Thorigny in Maine and Brie. Many members of the Thorigny family contributed greatly during the conflicts of the times and are recorded as esteemed individuals. 1

François Belanger, born in 1612, son of François and Françoise (née Horlays), travelled from Saint-Pierre de Seez to Quebec in 1636. He married Marie Guyon on 12th July 1637 and together they had thirteen children, five of which were sons that carried on the family name of Belanger. 2

Early History of the Bellinger family

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Bellinger Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Bellinger is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Belanger, Belangée, Bellanger, Belenger, Baranger, Barranger, Barringer, Bellenger, Bellinguier, Beranger, Beringer, Beringier, Beringuier, Bezanger, Boulanger, Belanget, Bellanget, Belenget, Bellenget, Bellinger and many more.

Early Notables of the Bellinger family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Lord Bellanger of Thorigny; and Jean Boulanger (1606-1660), a French artist active in Italy during the Baroque period, probably best known for his frescoes at the Ducal palace of Sassuolo. Mme. Marie Julie Boulanger, (née Halligner), born 1786, died 1850; was a dramatic singer. She studied in the Conservatoire under...
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Bellinger Ranking

In the United States, the name Bellinger is the 5,512^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Bellinger migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Bellinger. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bellinger were

Bellinger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edmund Bellinger, who arrived in South Carolina in 1674 4
Eves Bellinger, who arrived in America in 1682 4

Bellinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrich Bellinger, who landed in New York in 1709 4
Nicolaus Bellinger, who landed in New York in 1709 4
Henry Bellinger, who settled in New York in 1709
Heinrich Bellinger, who landed in New York in 1709 4
Johann Friederich Bellinger, who landed in New York in 1709 4
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Bellinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abr Bellinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 4
William, Sophia and Robert Bellinger, who settled in Texas in 1848

Bellinger migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Bellinger Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Ann Bellinger, who settled in Barbados in 1654

Contemporary Notables of the name Bellinger (post 1700) +

John B. Bellinger III, American lawyer, Legal Adviser of the Department of State (2005-2009)
Arthur "Tony" Bellinger (b. 1957), retired American soccer defender for the United States National Team (1977-1980)
Colonel Peter P Bellinger (1726-1813), American commander of the 4th Regiment, Tryon County militia
Vice Admiral Patrick Nieson Lynch Bellinger (1885-1962), United States Navy aviator and a naval aviation pioneer, awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Medal
Joseph Bellinger (1773-1830), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1817-1819)
Charles Byron Bellinger (1839-1905), American jurist, Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (1893-1905)
Clayton Daniel "Clay" Bellinger (b. 1968), American former Major League Baseball player who played from 1999 to 2002
Earl Bellinger, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1916
Donald B. Bellinger, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Johnstown, New York, 1959
Daniel Bellinger, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Herkimer County, 1840
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Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies