The name BELLINGER originates from Germany meaning 'Bear Spear'. Spelling variations include: Ballenger, Ballinger, Bellinger, Bellenger and others.
In England, the Bellingers were first found in Nottingham in the midlands where
they were seated from very early times, and granted large estates in that shire,
by William the Conqueror, their liege lord. Some of the first settlers of this
name or some of its variants were: Frederick Bellinger who settled in New York
State in 1710; Henry Bellinger settled in New York in 1709; Marcus Bellinger
arrived in New York in 1710; Ann Bellinger settled in the Barbados in 1654.
After the war, in which my father was a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force flying in Lancaster bombers, my parents (Deryck & Joyce Bellinger) came over to South Africa with my brothers Paul Bellinger & William Cozens (my mother's son from her 1st marriage to Geoffrey Cozens).
My father's brother (Peter) remained in England where he had 2 sons ( ) who are still living there.
My parents & brothers settled in Bramley, Johannesburg where I (Mark
Bellinger) was born in 1956.
My wife Stephanie is also English, however I and our children (twin girls Amy &
Megan) were all born in
South Africa and now live in Boskruin, Randburg.
Our parents;
As for my brothers and their families;
Other Bellingers in South Africa;