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Etymology of Seliger

What does the name Seliger mean?

The Jewish name Seliger is of uncertain origin, but is thought to be a habitation name derived from the town of Solingen in Northern Germany, or, perhaps the name was a variant of the popular name Solomon. Note that Salinger is also an English surname derived from St. Leger, a martyred 7th Century Bishop.

Seliger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Solinger, Salingar, Sallagar, Seliger, Selinger, Sellinger and many more.

Seliger migration to the United States +



Seliger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mathew Seliger, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 1
  • Ambrose Seliger, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1864 1
  • Hans Seliger, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
  • Max Seliger, aged 27, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
  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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