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Schilling Family History

Schilling Name Meaning

German Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Middle High German schillinc Middle Low German schillink German Schilling ‘shilling’. The German surname may have referred originally to a rent or fee owed or have some other anecdotal origin now irrecoverable. The Jewish surname is mainly artificial. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). German: habitational name from Schilling in Bavaria or from any of the places called Schillingen in the Rhineland and former East Prussia. Compare Shilling .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Schelling, Shilling, Schillinger, Helling, Schlein, Schillig

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You can see how Schilling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Schilling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Schilling families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 43 Schilling families living in Ontario. This was about 69% of all the recorded Schilling's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Schilling families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
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There are 26,000 military records available for the last name Schilling. For the veterans among your Schilling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 68,000 census records available for the last name Schilling. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Schilling census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Schilling

Passenger Lists

There are 18,000 immigration records available for the last name Schilling. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 26,000 military records available for the last name Schilling. For the veterans among your Schilling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Schilling lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Schilling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Schilling in 1942 was 49, and 78 in 2004.

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