The ancestors of the name Dawlings date back to the
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Dawlings family lived in or beside a meadow. The surname Dawlings originally derived from the Old English word
Dael.Early Origins of the Dawlings family
The surname Dawlings 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]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Later there was a split in the villages as Wode Dallinges was listed in 1198 and Fildedalling was listed in 1272.
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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) 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]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Dawlings family
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Dawlings Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few
hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early
Anglo-Saxon surnames like Dawlings are characterized by many
spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Dawlings include: Dalling, Dawling, Douling, Dauling, Dallinger and others.
Early Notables of the Dawlings family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Dawlings family to Ireland
Some of the Dawlings family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Dawlings family to the New World and Oceana
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Dawlings or a variant listed above:
Dawlings Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Margaret Dawlings, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)