Walinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Walinger

What does the name Walinger mean?

The name Walinger is generally thought to have been an occupational name for someone who boiled sea salt down to the raw mineral state. "In a document of 35. Eliz. mallinges are mentioned in the sense of boiling-houses for salt, at Northwich. Hence a 'Wallinger' is probably a salt-boiler." 1

Early Origins of the Walinger family

The surname Walinger was first found in Norfolk and Suffolk where the Latin form was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1986. 2 Later as a forename, Waringarus Frost was listed in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk in 1202 and Walingerus filius Hugonis was listed as holding lands in 1221 in the Assize Rolls for Shropshire. Much later, Robert Walenger was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1524. 3

Early History of the Walinger family

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Walinger Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Walinger include Wallinger, Wellinger, Walinger, Welinger, Wallingar and many more.

Early Notables of the Walinger family

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Migration of the Walinger family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Walinger were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: 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..

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Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)