Linck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Germany

The name Linck comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who was considered long or tall. The name occurs in Old English charters as early as 972 A.D, as Aetheric thes langa. Of the many surnames in England, the surname Linck is considered among etymologists to be one of the oldest. It belongs to a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames. As a nickname surname Linck could refer either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.

Early Origins of the Linck family

The surname Linck was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Important Dates for the Linck family

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Linck 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 Linck has undergone many spelling variations, including Lang, Lange, Laing, Layng and others.

Early Notables of the Linck family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Linck family to Ireland

Some of the Linck family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Linck 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 Linck were among those contributors:

Linck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Thomas Linck, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 ^[1]

Linck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Wilhelm Linck, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 ^[1]
• Martin Linck, who landed in New York in 1709 ^[1]
• Johannes Linck, who arrived in New York in 1709 ^[1]
• Willem Linck, who arrived in New York in 1715-1716 ^[1]
• Risina Linck, aged 7, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 ^[1]
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Linck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Peter Linck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1800 ^[1]
• Lewis Linck, who landed in New York in 1830 ^[1]
• John C Linck, aged 37, who landed in Missouri in 1840 ^[1]
• Xaver Linck, who arrived in Valdivia, Chile in 1850 ^[1]
• Frank Linck, who arrived in Mississippi in 1874 ^[1]
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Linck migration to Canada

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Linck Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Anna Linck, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
• Elisabeth Linck, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
• Johannes Linck, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
• Louis Linck, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Linck (post 1700)

• Alaska S. Linck, American Democrat politician, Member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1943-46 ^[2]
• Adam Linck, American politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1907-08 ^[2]

Citations

1. ^ 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)
2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html