The salinger Surname
salinger Name Meaning and History
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Saint-Léger in La Manche or Saint-Léger-aux-Bois in Seine-Maritime, both so called from the dedication of their churches to St. Leger (see Ledger), the martyred 7th-century bishop of Autun.
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a Germanized form of the personal name Salomon.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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