Stanger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Stanger family
The surname Stanger was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in Stangrah in Whitbeck in that county in the year 1332 when Robert de Stangre held estates.
Early History of the Stanger family
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Stanger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanger, Stangre, Stangar and others.
Early Notables of the Stanger family
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was
- the Stanger family of Cumberland
Stanger Ranking
In the United States, the name Stanger is the 8,238th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Stanger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stanger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Ludwig Stanger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
- John Stanger, who settled in Maryland in 1784
- Josse Stanger, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1796
- Josse Stanger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1797 2
Stanger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Christian Fred Stanger, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1802
- Adam Stanger, who landed in Ohio in 1856 2
- Jacob Stanger, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1860
- Henry Stanger, who was naturalized in Illinois in 1861
Stanger migration to New Zealand +
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
Stanger Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Mr. Peter Stanger, (b. 1842), aged 22, British cart wright travelling aboard the ship "Amoor" arriving in Lyttleton, South Island, New Zealand on 1st July 1864 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Stanger (post 1700) +
- Patti Stanger (b. 1961), American matchmaker and television personality, known for starring and producing her reality series, The Millionaire Matchmaker, founder and CEO of Millionaire's Club International Inc
- Hugo Stanger (1901-1990), American television and film actor
- Christopher Stanger (1759-1834), English physician, son of a merchant of Whitehaven; his family had for several centuries owned estates near Keswick, and a township to the west of Derwentwater once bore their name
- Ben Stanger MD, PhD, American Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- William Stanger (1811-1854), British Surveyor General of South Africa
- Kyle Stanger (b. 1997), British teen actor
- Anthony George "Tony" Stanger (b. 1968), former Scottish international rugby union player
- Adrian Dan Stanger Ph.D., American academic, Professor in the Department of Mathematics, North Dakota State University
- Allison Stanger, James Jermain Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs at Middlebury College
- Ian Stanger (b. 1971), Scottish cricketer
- ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html