Lunger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The family name emerged in the old duchy of Saxony, which existed from the 9th to the 12th centuries. A common form of surname found in Lower Saxony are those that are derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Lunger is derived from the Old German word "lang," which means "long," and it was a nickname for a very tall person.

Early Origins of the Lunger family

The surname Lunger was first found in Lueneburg, in the Dukedom of Brunswick, where this family contributed to the local society. The family 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 Lunger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lunger research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1184, 1291, 1350, 1519, 1567, 1711, 1733, 1764, 1824, 1828, 1835, 1848, 1875 and 1930 are included under the topic Early Lunger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lunger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lange, Langer, Lang, Langen and others.

Early Notables of the Lunger family

Notables of the time included Samuel Gotthold Lange (1711-81), who was a poet and translator. The knight Karl Heinrich von Lang (1764-1835) was a German historian and private secretary to the Prussian statesman...
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Lunger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lunger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Lunger, aged 25, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 1

Lunger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Godfrey Lunger, aged 49, who landed in America, in 1895

Lunger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Samuel Lunger, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States from Tarnopol, in 1901
Tabu Lunger, aged 40, who landed in America from Resinar, in 1903
Nicolai Lunger, aged 35, who landed in America from Bagersdorf, in 1903
Roman Lunger, aged 38, who settled in America from Resinar, in 1903
William Wilson Lunger, aged 48, who landed in America from Sevorn, in 1903
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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)