Show ContentsSaling Surname History

Etymology of Saling

What does the name Saling mean?

The Jewish name Saling 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.

Saling Spelling Variations

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


Saling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Saling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Catrina Saling, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • Elizbeth Saling, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • Johan Peter Saling, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • Maria Saling, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • Pieter Saling, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Saling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Friedrich Saling, who landed in North America in 1853 1
  • Jakob Friedrich Saling, who arrived in North America in 1853 1
  • Miss Saling, who arrived in North America in 1853 1
  • Wilhelm Saling, who arrived in Brazil in 1861 1
  • August Saling, who landed in North America in 1869 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  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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