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Type Surname (from location, from nickname & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsSchillinger, Schillig, Shilling, Shillings, Schelling, Schillings, Skilling, Slinger, Schlinger, Van Der Schelling, Schellings, Shelling, Schellinck
Meaning & History
Means "shilling (coin)", possibly a nickname for a serf who had paid his rent or fee to his lord for his freedom. 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-).