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The name Pylyng predates the arrival of the Normans in Britain, and as such is one of the older names in the British Isles. As a surname, Pylyng is thought to be derived from the place named Peelings in Sussex (on record in the Domesday Book of 1066 as Pellinges). This place name is in turn thought to be derived from the Old English word "Pydelingas," or "the people of Pydel."
The surname Pylyng was first found in Lewes, Sussex where a Hammyng de Pellyng was on record in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. A few years later, Adam Pilling was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1283 and Emma Pylyng was in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. Thomas Pillyng was listed in Warwickshire in 1344. 1
Pilling in Lancashire is a "chapelry, in the parish and union of Garstang, hundred of Amounderness" 2 3 and dates back to c. 1195 when it was known as Pylin. 4
Other early records include a William Pelling recorded in 1222, in the Building Accounts of King Henry III, Wylelmus Pylyng, recorded in the Poll Tax for Yorkshire in 1379. 5 As far as the origin of the name is concerned, the name means "dweller by the creek" from the Old English word "pylling," 6 and while creeks are quite common throughout England, the name is not.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pylyng research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1195, 1579, 1592, 1595, 1658, 1659, 1670, 1690, 1693, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1715, 1718, 1750, 1777 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Pylyng History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pelling, Pylyng, Peling and others.
Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir John Henry Pelly (1777-1852), Baronet of Upton, Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, and namesake of the Pelly River in the Yukon, Canada.
Edward Pelling (died 1718), was an English divine from Wiltshire and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was educated at Westminster School, and was admitted on 3 July 1658 to Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a scholar on 14 April 1659. "Pelling was a stout defender of the Anglican church against both...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Pelly, who arrived in Maryland in 1663; John Pelling, a bonded passenger, who arrived in Maryland in 1752; Jacque Pelly, who was recorded at the Port of Philadelphia in 1809.