Linger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the ancestors of the Linger surname. Linger was a local name, a type of hereditary surname that identified people by the places where they lived. Landowners were the first to use local names, and they often attached the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from," to the surname. Often, the use of "von" was a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Linger was a name for someone who lived beside a grove of lime trees. The family name Linger is derived from the German word linde, which means lime tree. The original bearer was named for his proximity to a hill crowned by lime trees.

Early Origins of the Linger family

The surname Linger was first found in the Lower Rhine, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Chronicles first mention Henczel unter der lynden of Freiberg (Saxony) in 1383, Hannus von der Linde in 1440, Jacob Lindner of Tirol in 1348, Johann van Lynder of the lower Rhine in 1528, and Hermann Lindeman of Hanover in 1335. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as they emerged to form alliances with other families within the feudal system.

Early History of the Linger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Linger research. Another 257 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1562, 1563, 1650, 1705, 1760, 1836, 1842, 1852, 1873, 1934, 1938 and 1939 are included under the topic Early Linger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Linger Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Linger include Linde, Linden Linder, Lindner, Lindener and others.

Early Notables of the Linger family

Notables with the name Linger during this period were Michael Lindener (1520-1562), who was a strolling scholar and schoolmaster in Nuremberg, Ulm, and Augsburg, where he was finally executed for murder. Otto zur Linde (1873-1938) was a...
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Linger Ranking

In the United States, the name Linger is the 16,857^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Linger migration to the United States +

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Linger, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:

Linger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Rene Linger, aged 45, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Linger (post 1700) +

Paul Linger (1974-2021), English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder
Wolfgang Linger (b. 1982), Austrian retired luger who achieved seven gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals, brother of Andrea Linger
Ortwin Linger (1967-1989), Dutch-Surinamese footballer
James Linger (b. 1990), Australian Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
Chelton Linger (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
Carl Linger (1810-1862), German-born, Australian composer who in 1859 wrote the melody for the patriotic "Song of Australia"
Andreas Linger (b. 1981), Austrian retired luger who achieved seven gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals

Citations +

"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)