Shellenbarger: This was my Grandfather's last name.?

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Shellenbarger: This was my Grandfather's last name.?

I know nothing about the geneology of my Grandfather. My family was very secretive about where we came from. His last name was Shellenbarger. Is it German? German-Jew? Something else?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Shellenbarger
Americanized form of German Schellenberger.

Schellenberger
German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Schellenberg.

Schellenberg
German and Swiss German: habitational name from any of various places in Germany and Switzerland called Schellenberg.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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If he is dead and had an American SSN and it is worth $27 to you, his SSN application will tell where and when he was born, and his parents' names.