Sellinger Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Israel

Etymology of Sellinger

What does the name Sellinger mean?

The Jewish name Sellinger 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.

Sellinger Spelling Variations

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

Sellinger migration to the United States +

Sellinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Sellinger, aged 42, who landed in Missouri in 1844 1

Sellinger migration to Australia +

Sellinger Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Sellinger, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Argyle" on March 5th, 1831, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2

Sources +

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Argyle voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1831 with 251 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/argyle/1831