Type Surname (from nickname, from location & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsSchillinger, Schillig, Shilling, Shillings, Schelling, Schillings, Skilling, Slinger, Schlinger, Van Der Schelling, Schellings, Shelling, Schellinck
Meaning & History
Nickname for a serf who had paid his rent or fee to his lord for his freedom, derived from Middle High German schillinc, Middle Low German schillink and German schilling meaning "shilling". It could also be a habitational name derived from Schillingen, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental. A famous bearer is American actress Taylor Schilling (1984-).