About us
This site is set up for men with the surname AYLING and AYLWIN, using YDNA to trace the origins of the surname.
Variations of the Ayling name can include AYLYNG (oldest version), AILING, AYELING, AYLIN, AYLEN, and AILIN. The name mostly settles out to AYLING by the mid 1750's. The name is almost certainly a derivation of Hayling, from Hayling Island in South Hampshire, England. This is likely where our ancestors landed in England, coming from the Jutland area of Denmark/northern Germany, perhaps in the 600-1000AD period. The surname is NOT a derivation of Aetheling, as claimed on many websites. For a comprehensive discussion of the origins of the surname, as well as comments on the many families in Hampshire and West Sussex, see https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.ayling/164/mb.ashx
Variations of the Ayling name can include AYLYNG (oldest version), AILING, AYELING, AYLIN, AYLEN, and AILIN. The name mostly settles out to AYLING by the mid 1750's. The name is almost certainly a derivation of Hayling, from Hayling Island in South Hampshire, England. This is likely where our ancestors landed in England, coming from the Jutland area of Denmark/northern Germany, perhaps in the 600-1000AD period. The surname is NOT a derivation of Aetheling, as claimed on many websites. For a comprehensive discussion of the origins of the surname, as well as comments on the many families in Hampshire and West Sussex, see https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.ayling/164/mb.ashx
Aylwin has variations including Aylwyn, Alwin, Alwyne. It appears to be an older surname, given that a subtenant named "Alwin" is mentioned in some West Sussex properties in the Domesday Book of 1086, which implies this surname may have been from "aristocratic" Anglo-Saxon lines. AYLWIN means "noble friend" in Anglo-Saxon.
Please also check out "Ayling & Aylwin Family History" on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/aylingandaylwinfamilyhistory
Also check out our web site aylinghistory.net to find genealogical research and summary reports of our YDNA discoveries.
**Note that in order to join this project, you must be an AYLING or AYLWIN surname male and are prepared to purchase at least the Y37 level test**
**Note that in order to join this project, you must be an AYLING or AYLWIN surname male and are prepared to purchase at least the Y37 level test**
Please feel free to e-mail me at aylinghistorian@gmail.com for more information.