Dallinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

The lineage of the name Dallinger begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in or beside a meadow. The surname Dallinger originally derived from the Old English word Dael.

Early Origins of the Dallinger family

The surname Dallinger was first found in Norfolk at either Field Dalling or Wood Dalling. Collectively they date back to the Domesday Book when they were listed as Dallinga. ^[1] Later there was a split in the villages as Wode Dallinges was listed in 1198 and Fildedalling was listed in 1272. ^[2]

The parish of Wood-Dalling (anciently spelt Wode Dallinges) in Norfolk was a family seat since early times. "The Hall, now a respectable farmhouse, was built in 1582 by a member of the Dalling family, which during a long period held the estate." ^[3]

Important Dates for the Dallinger family

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Dallinger Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Dallinger has undergone many spelling variations, including Dalling, Dawling, Douling, Dauling, Dallinger and others.

Early Notables of the Dallinger family (pre 1700)

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Dallinger migration to the United States

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Dallinger were among those contributors:

Dallinger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Joe Dallinger who settled in Barbados in 1635
• Jo Dallinger, aged 16, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 ^[4]

Citations

1. ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
2. ^ Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
3. ^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
4. ^ 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)