The drilling Surname

drilling Name Meaning and History

German: nickname for one of triplets, from Middle High German dri ‘three’ + -ling suffix denoting affiliation.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The drilling name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the drilling family name as far back in history as possible.

drilling Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of drilling Families in the US in 1920

Number of drilling families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Franz Drilling	jenilee01	1
Dreilings	mjlehn	0
joseph drilling	bethkenyon	5
Joe Drilling, son in law of Mayme Marie (Manginen) [Suutarivappu] Nynas, 1909-2001	stonecoldead	1
Drilling	Ken Hall	0
Would like to find descendents	GingerDonohue	0
Bernard DRILLING from Prussia >Conway Co., AR	Jan Porterfield	3
Bernard Drilling	Jan Porterfield	0
Great grandfather	Fred Drilling	8
The Drillings of Baldwin, Michigan	Chi Rouse	1

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