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Early Origins of the Schling family

The surname Schling was first found in Austria, where the name Slingluff became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Schling family

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Schling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Slingluff, Schluing, Sintzenhofer, Sintzenhoffer, Schling, Sling, Sluing, Schlingemann, Schlingeman and many more.

Early Notables of the Schling family

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Schling migration to the United States +



Schling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henrik Schling, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
  • Anna Maria Kunigunda Schling and her husband Henrik, who emigrated from the Palatinate to New York in 1710
Schling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elis Schling, who landed in America in 1847 1
  • W Schling, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
  • Wilhelm Schling, who settled in San Francisco in 1852 with his wife and two children
  • Henry Dietrich Jacob Schling, who applied for naturalization in Philadelphia in 1862

Bismarck
  • Georg Schling (1909-1941), German Oberfeldwebel who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  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. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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