Swilling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Swilling family

The surname Swilling was first found in Yorkshire where they descended from the tenant of the lands of Swillington, held by Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman noble, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. This small village consisted of a Church with a strange black tower. Thorpe-On-The-Hill in the West Riding of Yorkshire was home to a branch of the family in ancient times. "This place, which is now united with Lofthouse, was anciently the seat of the Swillingtons, and subsequently of the Gascoigne and the Ingram families." 1

Early History of the Swilling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swilling research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1449, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Swilling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swilling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Swillington, Swillinton, Swilington, Swilinton, Swilton and many more.

Early Notables of the Swilling family

the Swillington family of Swillington in Yorkshire

Migration of the Swilling family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Swilling (post 1700) +

John "Jack" Swilling, American pioneer, one of the original founders of the city of Phoenix, Arizona
Pat Swilling (b. 1964), former New Orleans Saints linebacker who turned his popularity into a seat in the Louisiana state legislature

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.