| ![Show Contents]() Lingner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of LingnerWhat does the name Lingner mean? The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the name Lingner. Lingner was a local name, a type of hereditary surname that identified people by the places where they lived. Landowners were the first to use local names, often attaching the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from", in some cases as a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Lingner was a name for someone who lived beside a grove of lime trees. The family name Lingner is derived from the German word linde, which means lime tree. The original bearer was named for his proximity to a hill crowned by lime trees. Early Origins of the Lingner familyThe surname Lingner was first found in the Lower Rhine, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Chronicles first mention Henczel unter der lynden of Freiberg (Saxony) in 1383, Hannus von der Linde in 1440, Jacob Lindner of Tirol in 1348, Johann van Lynder of the lower Rhine in 1528, and Hermann Lindeman of Hanover in 1335. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as they emerged to form alliances with other families within the feudal system. Early History of the Lingner familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lingner research. Another 257 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1562, 1563, 1650, 1705, 1760, 1836, 1842, 1852, 1873, 1934, 1938 and 1939 are included under the topic Early Lingner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lingner Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Lingner include Linde, Linden Linder, Lindner, Lindener and others. Early Notables of the Lingner familyMichael Lindener (1520-1562), who was a strolling scholar and schoolmaster in Nuremberg, Ulm, and Augsburg, where he was finally executed for murder. Otto zur Linde (1873-1938) was a poet who contributed to the journal "Charon" and whose...
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| Lingner migration to the United States | + |
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Lingner, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:
Lingner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Chr Heinrich Lingner, who arrived in Brazil in 1854 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)
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