As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LINGEN. Robert de Wigmore, lord of Lingen, co. Hereford, and founder of the priory of Lyugbroke, had a grandson, John, who took the name of Lingen. From him sprang the Lingens of Longuer, co. Salop, &c. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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