Slingerland is a Dutch toponymic surname. It originates in the heerlijkheid of Slingelandt, now covered by the former community of Nederslingeland and the town of Overslingeland in South Holland. Variants are (Van) Slingeland and Slingelandt. Slingerland at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Many Americans named Slingerland are descendants of Dutch settler Teunis Cornelis Slingerland (1617, Amsterdam – 1700, Hackensack, New Jersey).Paul Grondahl, Digging into Slingerland family history, Times Union, July 30, 2014 Notable people with the name include:
Cashandra Slingerland (born 1974), South African road cyclist H.H. Slingerland (1875–1946), American founder of the Slingerland Drum Company James S. Slingerland (1834–1874), American politician, vice governor of Nevada from 1867 to 1871 Jared Slingerland (born 1984), Canadian guitarist and electronic musician John I. Slingerland (1804–1861), United States Representative from New York Mark Vernon Slingerland (1864–1909), American entomologist Van Slingeland(t) Cornelis van Slingeland (1635–1686), Dutch portrait painter Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt (1640–1691), Dutch portrait painter Simon van Slingelandt (1664–1736), Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1727 to 1736
See also Slingerland Drum Company Slingerlands, New York, a hamlet named for the post master William H. Slingerland
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