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Question

The name is Sellinger.

I got interested in finding out what it means when I met two people name Krippinger and Sellergren.

Answer 1

See the link below from the most prestigious genealogical organization in the United States. The National Genealogical Society

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.cfm

Answer 2

The meaning of the surname SELLINGER is - one who came from St. Leger, in France.

Answer 3

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Sellinger
English: variant of Salinger 1.
South German: habitational name from Selling in Bavaria.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

www.ancestry.com

sellinger
English: variant of Salinger 1.
South German: habitational name from Selling in Bavaria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leger:
The St. Leger (pronounced saint ledger or sellinger) family is an old Anglo-Irish family with Norman and German roots going back over a thousand years, and whose name has appeared more than a few times in history.

The surname St. Leger is recorded in several forms. The St. can be dropped altogether. "St." is an abbreviation of Saint, and the whole name is an anglicized version of "de Sancto Leodegario". Branches of the family have dropped the Saint part of the name, some partly for religious reasons during the reformation as the name is perceived as strongly Catholic.

This name can be described as French, but is originally of Germanic origins. The name ultimately derives from the pre 7th century Old German personal name Leodegar composed of the elements liutr (tribe), and gari (spear). St. Leger, a 7th century martyr and bishop of Autun, contributed to the popularity of the name in France, whilst in Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th century bishop of Munster.

The name was introduced into England by the Normans after 1066, and is first recorded (without surname) in the 1192 Pipe Rolls of Hampshire. The surname was introduced into Ireland in the 13th century, where it achieved considerable status. Early examples of the surname recording include Sir Anthony de Saint Leger, 1540, Knight of the Order of the Garter, thrice Viceroy of Ireland, who forced Ireland into submission under the reigns of Henry VIII , Edward VI and Mary Tudor. A plaque dedicated to Sir Anthony Saint Leger can be found in Saint George Chapel at Windsor Castle.

William Ledger and Elizabeth May were married at St. Margarets, Westminster, London, on April 25th 1595. The first recorded spelling of the family name is possibly that of Adam Leger, which was dated 1279, in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, during the reign of Edward I of England.

The English and Irish family can trace it origins back to Robertus de Villapari vel. de Sancto Leodegario (also known as Sir Robert de Saint Leger), a Norman knight who arrived as part of the Norman conquest of 1066. His son, Ralph De St. Leger fought at the Battle of Hastings. Sir Robert had stigmata.

Several generations of St. Legers fought in the Crusades. Lord Jean St. Leger (1160-1216) 'lived mainly on his French lands in Normandy whilst his brother Wizo cared for the lands at Fairlight in Sussex. As a result of his feudal duties, he accompanied the French King Philip August on his conquest of Normandy, placed thus in a bad position, in reprisal the English King confiscated his English lands and arrested him on reconquering Normandy. Jean was held prisoner at Corfe Castle in Dorset for many years. The Barons revolt allowed the St. Leger family to offer ransom/release aided by the English Master Templar Roger St. Leger on 30 Aug 1216. Lord of Fairlight.'

The Christian name Jean runs in the French St. Leger family. Another, Sir Jean De St. Leger, accompanied Robert, Duke of Normandy on the First Crusade 1096. Another St. Leger rode with Philip Augustus in Palestine in 1191. A map of Jerusalem 1099-1147 during the times of the Crusades, shows a "Leger's Pool" just outside St. Stephen's Gate. Geoffrey De St. Leger fought with Richard I of England in Palestine from 1186 to 1201 or 1202. He was present at the siege of Acre in 1187. Ralph St. Leger, Lord of Ulcombe also took part in the siege of Acre in 1187.. His tomb still exists in Ulcombe Church. He returned to England around 1201. As his son carried the same name there are confusions but a Ralph St. Leger was a signatory to Magna Carta in 1215.

Another Jean St. Leger was a Benedictine and Abbot of the Abbey of St. Wandrille, France, during the 14th century. Bishop Thomas St. Leger 1240-1320 was the Archdeacon of Kells around 1275 and is said to have raised money for the Crusades.

Sir Thomas Saint Leger was a Knight of the Order of the Bath and Ambassador to France. He along with Louis XI and others signed the treaty of Pecquigny, ending the Hundred Years War. He married Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter. Upon Edward IV of England's death in 1483, St. Leger was beheaded by Richard III of England. He and Anne, who had died giving birth to their only child also named Anne, are buried in The Roos Chapel, St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Their daughter married Sir George Manners, of the family of the Duke of Rutland. Their tomb (Sir George Manners) can be found in the Queen's private chapel in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

Another St. Leger of historical importance was Gen. Anthony St. Leger. He was born in 1731 probably in Kildare, Ireland. He was one of a group of noblemen and gentlemen who, in 1778, gathered for a private dinner party in an upper room of the Red Lion Inn which stands in the market square in Doncaster. When they departed, history had been made. A horse race which was to set the pattern for classic racing throughout the world had been christened the St. Leger. The race, a sweepstake for three-year-olds, had been born two years earlier in 1776, at the suggestion of Lt. Col. (later Major-General) Anthony St. Leger and ran for the first time over a two-mile course on Cantley Common in Doncaster. The classic race, The St. Leger has been run at Doncaster ever since.

And another important branch of the St. Leger family is that of Sir Anthony St. Leger of Ulcombe in County Kent. Sir Anthony was Lord Deputy in Ireland under Henry VIII and his descendants became the Lords Doneraile of Doneraile Court in County Cork in Ireland. The male line became extinct and the title is now in abeyance.

St Legers in history
St Legers of notable historical interest include:

Anthony St. Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland) - (1496–1559)
Sir John St. Leger of Annery (knight, and land owner) - (1515(1525)–1593)
Sir William St. Leger - (1586–1642)president of the province of Munster in Ireland
Anthony St. Leger (soldier, British MP and founder of the St. Leger Stakes) - (1731–1786)
Colonel Barry St. Leger (British Colonel involved in the United States Revolutionary War) - (1737–1789)
John Hayes St Leger (1756-1800), General, friend of the Prince of Wales
Moya St. Leger (journalist, author, and president of the Connolly Association ) - (b. 1938)
Anthony St. Leger (epidemiologist) - (b. 1945)
everybody loves Raymond St. Leger (entomologist, mycologist and college professor) - (b. 1957)
Elizabeth St Leger, first lady Mason.

www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=St%20Leger:

Surname: ST.LEGER
Recorded in several forms including the famous Anglo-French and Norman-Irish St. Leger, Ledger, and Leger, and the concentrated Irish spellings of Sallinger or Sallenger, this name can be described as French, but originally of Germanic origins. Whether locational or patronymic it ultimately derives from the pre-7th century Olde German personal name Leodegar composed of the elements "liutr" meaning tribe, plus "gari", a spear. St. Leger, a 7th century martyr and bishop of Autun, contributed to the popularity of the name in France, while in Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th Century bishop of Munster. The name was introduced into England by the Normans after 1066, and is first recorded (without surname) in the 1192 Pipe Rolls of Hampshire. The surname was introduced into Ireland in the 13th Century, where it achieved considerable status. Early examples of the surname recording include Sir Antony St. Leger, the Lord Deputy of Ireland in the year 1540, while William Ledger and Elizabeth May were married at St. Margarets, Westminster, London, on April 25th 1595. The first recorded spelling of the family name is possibly that of Adam Leger. This was dated 1279, in the "Hundred Rolls" of Cambridgeshire, during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

www.genealogy.com/users/s/t/l/Rosemary-Stlegermay/?Welcome=1065772908:

Ulcombe and the St. Legers:
Updated May 10, 2007

The aims of this web page is to portray the history of the St. Leger family from their origns in England in the village of Ulcombe, Kent to their settlement in Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom.

Family tradition says they are descended from a Norman knight, Sir Robertus de Sancto Leodegario who is reputed to have supported the hand of William the Conqueror when he stumbled from his ship in the waters off Pevensey in 1066. This sounds sheer fantasy which was often done to establish a pedigree going back to some notable person or time in history. Sir Robert certainly existed and many of today's branches can trace their ancestry back to him but there is no proof that he was even at the Battle of Hastings, let alone supported William the Conqueror when he fell!. Sir Robert did hold lands in Bexhill in 1086 and later held the manor of Ulcombe in Kent which his descendants owned until it was sold in 1648. It is very possible that Sir Robertus Sancto Leodegario was amongst the followers of William the Conqueror who settled in Britain during the first year after the invasion as many did. He is not mentioned in any of the authoritative works on the Conquest as having been present at the Battle of Hastings.

The descendants of Sir Robert soon settled in other parts ; in the early 13th century William de St. Leger of the Kentish family settled in Kilkenny and his descendants became the St. Legers of Tullaghambrogue. In the later 16th century another Sir William St. Leger settled in Ireland and his descendants became the ancestors of the St. Legers of County Cork and of the Viscounts Doneraile. Another descendant, James St. Leger settled in Devon. Anne St. Leger, married Thomas Digges and became the grandmother of Edward Digges, the Govenor of Virginia. There were many more St. Legers from the Kentish family who settled in London and other parts of Kent.

But NOT ALL St. Leger/St. Ledgers are descended from the Kentish family. There was a family of French Huguenots who settled in London in the late 16th/early 17th century and then there was the family of Henry Le Coq another French Huguenot who landed with William of Orange at Torbay as "Captain of Horse". He was naturalized in 1698 and assumed the name of St. Leger and settled at Charleston, Sunbury, Middlesex and at Trunkwell House, Shinfield, Berkshire.

NOTABLE ST. LEGERS
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In 1776 the famous classic horse race, The St. Leger, was named after of its founder, Lt. Col.Anthony St. Leger. It has been run annually at Doncaster ever since. Elizabeth St. Leger (Mrs. Aldworth) was the First Lady Freemason. And, Major Barry St. Leger, one of Lt. col. Anthony St. Leger's brothers, served in the American War of Independence fighting against the American rebels. Then there was Capt. John St. Leger, a member of the United Irishmen. John was tried for treason and embezzeling powder belonging to His Majesty. He was found guilty of the latter charge and sentenced to transportation for life.

Jane St. Leger (b.1801-1802) was my husband's great- great grandmother and she was my inspiration for my interest in genealogy. Needless to say, it was trying to trace her lineage from the St. Leger's which started me off on my family history quest. I have never yet found for sure her connection, but I have, through her, traced my own family history which has been just as interesting a task.
(Note: this was written by a British lady--copyright 2003, Rosemary May--and I took the liberty of changing some of the British spellings of certain words.)