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I want to thank Juan Carlos Garling (Chile), Svend Giversen (Denmark), Dennis Karlsson (Sweden) and Bjarne Bender (Sweden) for the support in the G*rling research in Scandinavia.
Dieter Garling (Germany)
Vice President of the MFP

The oldest Garling in Sweden (for further data in Sweden see www.genealogi.se):

Marten Garling, christening 8 Dec 1689 in Bjornekulla, Kristianstad, father: Peter Garling, source: FHL Film 141202 / 1688 - 1695
Catharina Garling oo 12 Jan 1690 Johann Beck in Stockholm
Karina Garling, christening 18 Jan 1691 in Bjornekulla, Kristianstad; father: Peter Garling (* abt. 1658/1660), source: FHL Film 141202 / 1688 - 1695

There were further Garlings in the 18th and 19th century. Garling seems not to be a Swedish name, which normally ends with -son (especially in the 17th century). Therefore it could be possible, that a former German soldier after the battle near Lützen (1632) went back with the Swedish army. Such a Garling could be the grandfather or father of the above mentioned Peter.

Actually we have four theories how "Garling" arised as a surname in Sweden:

One (or more) Garling / Gerling from Mecklenburg, drawn into the Swedish army at the time of Gustav Adolf, may have come to Sweden and established the name.
The same could have happened in some cases with German Garling / Gerling during the days of the Hansa.
Furthermore there was possible, that soldiers' names given to Swedes and this is a convincing possibility, also supported by the findings of Bjarne Bender, of introduction of many Garling / Gerling names in Sweden
A less probable variant could be the "drifting" of the old Swedish name Karling, Carling, Charling, Jarling to Garling.

Tommy Gärling (Psychiologie-Gelehrte aus Gotenborg) übermittelte,

... daß es im schwedischen Heer üblich war, sogenannte (ausländische) Soldatennamen zu vergeben, um sie voneinander unterscheiden zu können (denn alle hießen Ericksson, Olsson, Persson oder Leifsson). Dieses wird durch den Beitrag unterstützt: "There you will find Glantz used, as it seems, as a Swedish "soldier's name" (a name given to an individual soldier for easier identification during their time in a certain regiment or company, and sometimes kept as a family name after that)." Sosehr der genannte Glantz als auch Garling könnten durch diesen Umstand zur Enstehung eines Familiennamens in Schweden beigetragen haben.

Tommy Gärling, psychology research professor at Gotenborg University, mentioned

... that according to phone directories, there may be about 10 Gärling families all over Sweden, none of them related with him. With variants of Gerling, Jarling, Jerling, Hjarling oder Hjerling it may be 50 further families. But the Garlings, Jarlings und Hjarlings are all written with a-umlaut.
Furthermore Tommy hinted that his family name may have been taken, according to the habit of giving names, sometimes foreign, to soldiers during the 1800's and before (there were too many Leifson, Ericson or else in the same regiment that this may have become a way to tell one from the other).
We should reflect on the fact that 'e' and 'ä' sound quite similar in German and probably also in Swedish. There is always the possibility that in some cases Gerling may have shifted to Gärling or inversily. You know how easily name shift may occur (Gerling -> Scherling -> Scharling). Questions:

Did Garling proceed from German immigrants?
Did Garling originate separately in Sweden of its own?
Did Garling originate in Sweden as a variant of the many Karling-Carling-Charling-Jarling names that existed in still exist in Sweden?
Was it a 'soldier's name'?
Swedish variants of Garling are: Gerling, Gärling, Jerling, Järling and Gierling, OK?

Juan Carlos Garling commented the "soldier theory":

Somehow it confirms the theory of given soldier's names. Look at Gottfried2(PEM).
1. Magnus Gerling
2. Johann Magnusson Gerling
3.1 Britte Johansdotter Gerling
3.2.Abraham Johansson Gerling
3.3 Stina Johansdotter Gerling
You will note the persistence of retaining the patronymic as a middle name. In the old days, in Sweden, only the patronynic would count, no other name added. So no fixed family names were usual. Only sometimes nicknames (as Leif the Red). As from the 17th century it became habitual (or enforced in the military) in Sweden to add a family name that would stay from one generation to the other.
I retain my opinion that often German names were used. German language was fairly familiar to many Swedes. Remember the long presence of Swedish troops in Northern Germany during and after the 30 Year War. Swedish burocracy was very dedicted in writing down carefully all the names of the enlisted soldiers as can be learned from the Swedish-Pommeranian War Archives. So German names would ring familiar in Swedish ears. So when soldiers who had served in Pommerania or Mecklenburg were requested to adopt a given name and given 30 seconds to do so by their officers (so it goes in the army), they would spill out the first name they remembered, namely one of a Pommeranian comrade, of a girlfriend they had during their stay, or of a family they stayed with while garrisoned. And this would be recorded as their given family name and so military burocracy was served. Same habit to pass on the father's patronymic was prevalent among East Frisians until Napoleon forced them 1808 to adopt a given family name, if only to assure a better control on the population for military conscription and taxation purposes.
We must also remember that using family names originated in Italian cities during the 14th or 15th century, as until then in the villages people were only known by their first name with a nickname (Giovanni the Blacksmith, Giovanni with the Long Legs, Giovanni Shortneck, Giovanni the son of of Andrea, Giovanni the one living in the Hills), until they became definite family names passed on from one generation to the other.

It is interesting to learn that the oldest Gerling, and also Scharling, in Sweden were soldiers. But why? A reasonable explanation may be that, if not already forcibly drawn into the army, young people would prefer to volunteer for military service rather than suffer the hardships and uncertainties of wartime rural life. To put it bluntly, at least the army would feed them. This holds true especially in Germany during the 30 Years War.
I would not say that they were all originally German soldiers. They may have been Swedish as well but were given 'soldiers names' while serving in a regiment. 'Soldiers names', as we have already learned, were given so the officers could tell one from the other, because there were so many Ericsson, Jonsson, Leifsson in the same regiment. This is much so as if in an American military unit the majority would hold common names such as Smith, Baker, Miller. It eventually became a habit to keep those given names as a family name, rather than to abide by the Swedish custom of changing the patronymic from one generation to the other (assuming the father's given name as the surname).
The question remains, why were they given German names? Well, not only because of the long presence of Swedish troops in Northern Germany during the 30 Years War but also because at some time it was 'fashionable' to speak German among cultured Swedish people.
It is only a guess but, as mentioned, some may have been in fact German, namely those who may have joined the ranks of Swedish troops in Northern Germany and chose to stay with the returning troops after the war ended, rather than stay in their devastated country. May a Gerling/Garling have been among their number?

Several Swedish G*rling lines:

Casper Gerlings from Wichthausen near Henneberg, son:
Johan Nicolaus Gerling, * abt. 1725 Benshausen / Sachsen, son:
Casper Gerling, * abt. 1766, went 1790 to Sweden
Eva Gerling, * 1722
Olof Gerling, daughter:
Anna Olofd. Gerling, + 1773, oo Magnus Nystrand
Bengt Gerling, son:
Johann Gerling, * 1761
Thomas Olofsson Gerling oo Anna Nielsdotter
Anna Olufdotter Gerling *1751 oo Anders Jacobsen
Bengt Gerling oo Britta, son:
Kersten Gerling, * 1695
Anders Johnsen Gerling, *1692 oo Elin Monsdatter
Carl Gerling oo Kaisa G. Björnborg, son:
Jacob Gärling (Järling), 1723 - 1798, oo Ebba Elisabeth Piscator, children:
Regina Greta G. *1778, Erik G., Danial Jacobsen G.
Magnus Gerling oo Britta Jansdatter, son:
Johan Magnusson Gerling, 1732 - 1796, children:
Britta Johansdotter G., Abraham Johansson G., Stina Greta Johansdotter G.
Lars Gärling * 1809 oo Britta Larsdotter
Gustav Gärling 18?? - 1941, son:
Uno Knut Gärling, + 1896, son:
Tommy Gärling, *1941, children:
Elisabeth Margaretha G., Frederik Thomas G., Niklas G.
Jacob Gierling oo Ebba Lisa Piscator, son:
Christian Gierling, * 1761
Nils Mathias Jerling, daughter:
Anna Margareta Jerling, 1786 - 1844

Juan Carlos Garling discusses about the Karling / Carling surname and the possible migration to Garling:

Birger of Schweden * 1264
            !
Fader Birgersson * ca. 1292
oo NN Magnusdotter
            !
Bengt Fadersson * ca. 1318
oo Karling of Schweden * 1320
            !
Marta Bengstdotter * ca. 1358

Dieses würde darauf deuten, daß der Name Karling schon ca. 1320 in Schweden auftritt. Daher: Karling -> Carling -> Charling -> Scharling (?). Auch eventuell: Carling -> Jarling (?). Auch vielleicht : Carling oder Charling -> Garling (?). Alles abhängig von der jeweiligen Phonetik.
Meine Auffassung sofern : Scharling ist in Skandinavien entstanden, ohne Einfluß von unseren Garlings. Es könnte selbst ein Patronym von Karl sein, das sich mit der Zeit über Charling zu Scharling in der Ausprache und dann auch in der Schreibweise verschoben hat(?). Und warum meine Vermutung dieser Möglichkeit: An sich sollte der Patronym von Karl (Carl) Carls-son in Schweden sein. Aber es gibt Carlings in Schweden. Und auch Charlings (eine Lautverschiebung ?), wie folgt:
Brigitta Christina, oo 10.2.1754 Valby, Upsala
Beata, oo 21.11.1758 Hassjo, Vasternorrland
Catharina, oo 1791 Hassjo, Vasternorrland
Anna Magdalena, oo 11.6.1789 Soderala, Gavleborg
Johan, oo 9.7.1791 Soderhamn, Gavleborg
Carl, * 1854 Kariskage
Anna, * 1877 in Schweden
Ob dann in einigen Fällen eine weitere Lautverschiebung auf Scharling erfolgt ist sofern eine nicht nachweisbare Vermutung. Carling - Charling als Patronym von Carl wäre verständlich.
Im Altenglischen (dem Altskandinavischen nah verwandt) ging Carl auch bald zu Charl (wie Charles) in der Aussprache über. Wenn die Skandinavier nun Charling nicht wie 'Chemnitz', sondern wie 'Charles' aussprechen, dann wäre der Übergang zu Scharling destomehr verständlicher.
Familiennamen entstanden im Mittelalter, anfangs nur in den Städten, dann auf dem Lande. In Skandinavien war der Prozeß auf dem Lande langsamer als in Deutschland. Der Nachname war immer ein Patronym des Vaters Vornamen. Das bezeugt folgende Ahnenreihe:
1. Per Olsson * 1737
2. Jon(as) Persson 1781 - 1843
3. Erick Jonsson 1809 - 1856
4. Carl Erickson, 1854 - 1942
Carl Ericksson, Carl der Sohn des Ericks, wanderte nach USA aus und stellte fest, daß es dort bereits schon so viele Ericksson gab, sodaß er beschloß, seinen Namen auf Carl Charling umzuschreiben. Alle seine Nachfolger heißen daraufhin Charling. Warum gerade Charling ist verstandlich. Er hieß ja Carl, (also Charles), und dann war Charling eben angebracht. Günstige Phonetik : Charling wie 'Charles', nicht wie 'Charakter' wir es ausprechen würden!

First Gerling/Garling/Jarling in Sweden (submitted by Svend Giversen):

Birth

GARLING, Marten; born 8 Dec 1689 in Bjornekulla, Kristianstad, Sweden; father: Peter GARLING; source: FHL Film 141202 / 1688 - 1695 (SE South)
ANDERSDOTTER GARLING, Maja; christening Jul 1713 in Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden; father: Anders GARLING; source: FHL Film 74805 Dates: 1689 - 1736 (SE North)
ERICSDOTTER JARLING, Stina; born 8 Aug 1721 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; father: Eric JARLING; mother: Stina LARSDR; source: FHL Film 77846 / 1717 - 1740 (SE North)
ERICSSON GERLING, Carl Christian; christening 2 Oct 1727 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; father: Eric GERLING; mother: Anna BERG; source: FHL Film 77819 / 1670 - 1828 (SE North)
JARLING, Erich Mathias; christening 11 Jan 1756 in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden; father: Jonas JARLING; source: FHL Film 86221 / 1744 - 1766 (SE South)
GERLING, Sara Cathrina; christening 12 Aug 1764 in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden; father: Jonas GERLING; source: FHL Film 86221 / 1744 - 1766 (SE South)

Marriage

PERSSON JARLING, Eric; wife: Stina LARSDR SVART; maried 7 May 1721 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; source: FHL Film 77846 / 1717 - 1735 (SE North)
HAMMAR, Hans; wife: Anna Stina GARLING; married 2 May 1725 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; source: FHL Film 77805 / 1706 - 1800 (SE North)
GERLING, Simon; wife: Brita HAMBREA; married 20 Aug 1727 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; source: FHL Film 77828 / 1727 - 1785 (SE North)
UPPWALL, Sven Petter; wife: Britta GARLING; married: 10 Oct 1778 in Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden; source: FHL Film 81906 / 1761 - 1795 (SE South)
JARLING, Eric; wife: Maria AXELGREN; married 10 Apr 1787 in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden; source: FHL Film 86272 / 1771 - 1846 (SE South)
GERLING, Anders; wife: Stina Maria KROPP; married Jun 1807 in Dalby, Varmland, Sweden; source: FHL Film 81815 / 1785 - 1814 (SE South)

Svend Giversen submitted the following Garling entries from different
Mormon CD's:

Garling born in South Sweden from Mormon CD

GARLING, Marten	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	8 Dec 1689	
			Recorded in:	Bjornekulla, Kristianstad, Sweden
			Collection:	Bjornekulla; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Peter GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 141202	Dates:	1688 - 1695

GARLING, Karina	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	Jan 1691	
	Christening Date:	18 Jan 1691	Recorded in:	Bjornekulla, Kristianstad, Sweden
			Collection:	Bjornekulla; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Peter GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 141202	Dates:	1688 - 1695

GARLING, Carolina	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	19 May 1823	
	Christening Date:	19 May 1823	Recorded in:	Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
			Collection:	Varnum; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
	Mother:	Stina Maria KROPP
Source:	FHL Film 81965	Dates:	1765 - 1860

GARLING, Anders Gustaf	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	30 Sep 1829	
	Christening Date:	1 Oct 1829	Recorded in:	Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
			Collection:	Varnum; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
	Mother:	Stina Maria KROPP
Source:	FHL Film 81965	Dates:	1765 - 1860

Garling married in South Sweden from Mormon CD

UPPWALL, Sven Petter			Marriage
	Wife:	Britta GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	10 Oct 1778	Recorded in:	Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden
			Collection:	Gunnarskog; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 81906	Dates:	1761 - 1795

Garling born in North Sweden from Mormon CD

ANDERSDOTTER GARLING, Maja	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Christening Date:	Jul 1713	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1689 - 1736

ANDERSDOTTER GARLING, Karen	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Christening Date:	16 Dec 1716	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1689 - 1736

ANDERSSON GARLING, Christopher	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Christening Date:	2 Oct 1718	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1689 - 1736

ANDERSDOTTER GARLING, Kristina	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Christening Date:	3 Dec 1721	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1689 - 1736

GARLING, Gustaf	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Christening Date:	29 Sep 1726	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1689 - 1736

GARLING, Carl	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	29 Aug 1748	
	Christening Date:	2 Sep 1748	Recorded in:	Rytterne, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Rytterne; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Christopher GARLING
	Mother:	Margreta PEHRSDR
Source:	FHL Film 75002	Dates:	1696 - 1860

GARLING, Gustav	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	Jan 1751	
	Christening Date:	10 Jan 1751	Recorded in:	Rytterne, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Rytterne; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Christopher GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 75002	Dates:	1696 - 1860

SVENSDOTTER GARLING, Anna Stina	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	24 Nov 1765	
	Christening Date:	26 Nov 1765	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Sven GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Stina
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

SVENSSON GARLING, Anderas	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	11 Feb 1768	
	Christening Date:	12 Feb 1768	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Sven GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Christina NORMAN
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

SVENSDOTTER GARLING, Maria	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	1 Nov 1770	
	Christening Date:	4 Nov 1770	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Sven GARLING
	Mother:	Christina NORMAN
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

SVENSDOTTER GARLING, Gretha Lisa	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	25 May 1773	
	Christening Date:	28 May 1773	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Sven GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Stina NORMAN
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

ANNASDOTTER GARLING, Ulrica	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	5 Apr 1780	
	Christening Date:	6 Apr 1780	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Mother:	Anna Stina GARLING
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

GARLING, Augustinus	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	12 Oct 1781	
	Christening Date:	14 Oct 1781	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Hedvig Eleonora; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Augustinus GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Christ. LUNDQUIST
Source:	FHL Film 77743	Dates:	1764 - 1799

GARLING, Catharina Sophia	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	26 Jun 1783	
	Christening Date:	27 Jun 1783	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Hedvig Eleonora; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Augustinus GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Christina LUNDQUIST
Source:	FHL Film 77743	Dates:	1764 - 1799

GARLING, Anna Maria	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	29 Dec 1785	
	Christening Date:	30 Dec 1785	Recorded in:	Norrsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Norrsunda; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Eric GARLING
	Mother:	Ulrica ANDERSDR
Source:	FHL Film 77560	Dates:	1748 - 1850

GARLING, Maria Lovisa	Christening
	Gender:	Female
	Birth Date:	4 Nov 1785	
	Christening Date:	6 Nov 1785	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Hedvig Eleonora; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Augustin GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Christina LUNDQUIST
Source:	FHL Film 77743	Dates:	1764 - 1799

GARLING, Carl Gustaf	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	13 Dec 1788	
	Christening Date:	14 Dec 1788	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Hedvig Eleonora; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Augustin GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Stina LUNDQUIST
Source:	FHL Film 77743	Dates:	1764 - 1799

GARLING, Johan	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	12 Sep 1796	
	Christening Date:	14 Sep 1796	Recorded in:	Norrsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Norrsunda; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Eric GARLING
	Mother:	Ulrica ANDERSDR
Source:	FHL Film 77560	Dates:	1748 - 1850

ANDERSSON GARLING, Carl Gustaf	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	12 Jun 1803	
	Christening Date:	14 Jun 1803	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
	Mother:	Anna Elisabet STROMBERG
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

ANDERSSON GARLING, Ulric	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	27 Jan 1816	
	Christening Date:	30 Jan 1816	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
	Father:	Anders GARLING
	Mother:	Greta ANDERSDR
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1852

Garling married in North Sweden from Mormon CD

HAMMAR, Hans			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna Stina GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	2 May 1725	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Maria Magdalena; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77805	Dates:	1706 - 1800

GARLING, Sven			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna Christina NORMAN		
	Marriage Date:	25 Mar 1765	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1862

HOLM, Anders			Marriage
	Wife:	Christina GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	22 Sep 1768	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1862

GARLING, August			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna Stina LINDQUIST		
	Marriage Date:	24 Oct 1775	Recorded in:	Norrtalje, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Stadsforsamling; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77563	Dates:	1745 - 1781

GARLING, Johan			Marriage
	Wife:	Ulrica ANDERSDR		
	Marriage Date:	28 Dec 1784	Recorded in:	Norrsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Norrsunda; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77560	Dates:	1780 - 1813

MALMSTROM, Petter			Marriage
	Wife:	Catharina GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	9 Sep 1785	Recorded in:	Kung Karl, Vastmanland, Sweden
			Collection:	Kung Karl; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 74805	Dates:	1764 - 1862

GARLING, Christian			Marriage
	Wife:	Christina AMAN		
	Marriage Date:	13 Sep 1801	Recorded in:	Sodertalje, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Stadsforsamling; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 79801	Dates:	1730 - 1838

MALMGREN, Lars			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna Catharina GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	4 Sep 1803	Recorded in:	Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Ridderholmen; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77815	Dates:	1738 - 1807

HANSSON GARLING, Hans			Marriage
	Wife:	Maria BJORKSTEDT		
	Marriage Date:	2 Oct 1803	Recorded in:	Ekero, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Ekero; Svenska Kyrkan
		Wife previously married
Source:	FHL Film 77088	Dates:	1720 - 1862	

BOSTROM, And.			Marriage
	Wife:	Ulrika GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	9 Jun 1805	Recorded in:	Ytterjarna, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Ytterjarna; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 80242	Dates:	1805 - 1827

LARSSON HAGBERG, Per			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna Maria ERSDR GARLING		
	Marriage Date:	18 Feb 1816	Recorded in:	Fresta, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Fresta; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77106	Dates:	1802 - 1861

GARLING, Gabriel			Marriage
	Wife:	Anna ERSDR		
	Marriage Date:	20 Nov 1823	Recorded in:	Ed, Stockholm, Sweden
			Collection:	Ed; Svenska Kyrkan
Source:	FHL Film 77078	Dates:	1803 - 1830

Juan Carlos Garling (acomed@entelchile.net) submitted LDS records for Garling (and similar) from Sweden

GARLING IN SCHWEDEN

					father	mother	spouse

Garling, Catharina	oo	12	1	1690			Johan Beck	Stockholm
Garling, Karina	c	18	1	1691	Peter Garling			Bjornekulla, Kristianstad
Garling, Jonas	oo	15	1	1733			Margaretha Hog	Dalhem, Gotland
Garling, Brigita	oo	31	8	1760			Jonas Jolander	Alingsas, Alvsborg
Garling, Johan	oo	18	10	1761			Cherstin Ericsdr	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Lars	oo	12	10	1775			Anna Olofsdr	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Johanna Magdalena	c	10	2	1777	Rustinus Garling	Anna Stina Lundqvist		Stockholm
Garling, Britta	oo	10	10	1778			Sven Petter Uppwall	Gunnarskog, Varmland
Garling, Anders	oo	11	10	1792			Anna Persdr	Vastra Skedvi, Vastmanland
Garling, Christian	oo	13	9	1801			Christina Aman	Stockholm
Garling, Anna Catharina	oo	4	9	1803			Lars Malmgren	Stockholm
Garling, Anders	oo	21	11	1811			Catharina Persdr	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Brita Maria	*	5	9	1815	Sven Gustav Garling	Maria Andersdotter		Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Catharina	oo	3	11	1833			Olof Garman	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Jenny Rosalie Maria	c	20	9	1834	Per Gustav Garling	Ulrika Charlotte Huberg		Stockholm
Corneliusson Garling, Anders Gustav	*	8	12	1835	Cornelius Jonsson	Meja Lisa Jansson		Ekeby, Ostergotland
Garling, Anna	oo	13	12	1835			Olof Larsson	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Brita Maria	oo	1	5	1845			Peter Olof Wistedt	Medaker, Vastmanland
Garling, Clara Sofia	c	24	6	1849		Brita Lisa Garling		Vastra Vinkager, Sodermanland
Garling, Christina	oo	1	11	1851			Erik Olsson	Vastra Vinkager, Sodermanland
Corneliusson Garling, Anders Gustav	oo		um	1859			Johanna Maria Johansson	W. Vikager, Sodermanland

Juan Carlos Garling (acomed@entelchile.net) submitted Ellis Island records for Garling (and similar) from Sweden

Name	Year	Age	Locality	Country	Port of exit	Ship
Carling, Adina	1912	21		Sweden	Liverpool	Mauretania
Carling, Anna Alfrida	1920	32	Stockholm	Sweden	Gotenborg	Stockholm
Carling, Anna	1895	12		Sweden	Gotenborg	Virginia
Carling, Anna	1901	18		Sweden	Southampton	Philadelphia
Carling, Anna	1905	22	Tingelsby	Sweden	Liverpool	Cedric
Carling, Carl J.	1902	26	Gotenborg	Sweden	Liverpool	Lucania
Carling, Ella	1911	1	Soderhamn	Sweden	Kristiania	Oscar II
Carling, Ernst Robert	1918	38	crew member	Sweden	Gotenborg	Holmia
Carling, G.W.S.	1892	32		Sweden	Liverpool	Aurania
Carling, George	1893	27		Sweden	Liverpool	Bothnia
Carling, Gustav	1911	9		Sweden	Copenhague	Hellig Olav
Carling, Hans Ludvig	1892	21		Sweden	Copenhague	Thingvalla
Carling, Helma	1914	37		Sweden	Liverpool	Cedric
Carling, Herman Fridolf	1921	29		(?)	Gotenborg	Stockholm
Carling, Hilda	1894	29		Sweden	Kristiania	Hekla
Carling, Hilda	1913	47	Gotenborg	Sweden	Kristiania	Tietgen
Carling, Hilma	1898	21	Gotenborg	Sweden	Liverpool	Lucania
Carling, Hilma	1901	23		Sweden	Southampton	Philadelphia
Carling, Hulda	1911	30	Soderhamn	Sweden	Kristiania	Oscar II
Carling, Magareta	1911	6		Sweden	Copenhague	Hellig Olav
Carling, Wilma	1905	28		Sweden	Kristiania	Hellig Olav
Garling, Alel Ragnar	1909	19	Ekeley	Sweden	Liverpool	Lusitania
Garling, Beda	1894	23		Sweden	Liverpool	Lucania
Garling, Engelbert	1902	20	Eksby	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Garling, Enock	1898	20	Torskog	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Garling, Frida	1898	22	Torskog	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Garling, Johan Albert	1923	23	Kloster	Sweden	Goteborg	Drottningholm
Garling, Mathilda	1894	21		Sweden	Liverpool	Campania
Jarling, Edla	1900	16	Gotland	Sweden	Southampton
Jarling, Hanna	1901	14	Goslinda (?)	Sweden	Liverpool
Karling, Anna	1901	10	Ekilstuna	Sweden	Liverpool	Oceanic
Karling, Augusta	1906	31	Karlskoga	Sweden	Liverpool	Cedric
Karling, Carl	1903	24	Stockholm	Sweden	Kristiania	Hellig Olav
Karling, Clarence	1894	2	Ostersund	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Karling, David	1901	6	Ekilstuna	Sweden	Liverpool	Oceanic
Karling, Elisabeth	1901	14	Ekilstuna	Sweden	Liverpool	Oceanic
Karling, Elsa	1909	29	Larsby	Sweden	Liverpool	Mauretania
Karling, Greta	1916	16	Ryssby	Sweden	Gotenborg	Stockholm
Karling, Greta	1920	21	Ryssby	Sweden	Gotenborg	Drottningholm
Karling, Gustaf	1909	30	Larsby	Sweden	Liverpool	Mauretania
Karling, Gustaf	1909	6	Larsby	Sweden	Liverpool	Mauretania
Karling, Johan A.	1910	19	Ofver Tornea	Sweden	Liverpool	Carmania
Karling, Johan	1906	37	Karlskoga	Sweden	Liverpool	Cedric
Karling, Josef	1894	9	Ostersund	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Karling, Karen	1903	20	Stockholm	Sweden	Kristiania	Hellig Olav
Karling, Karl N.	1902	18	Gotenborg	Sweden	Liverpool	Umbria
Karling, Kristina	1894	33	Ostersund	Sweden	Liverpool	Teutonic
Karling, Lisa	1903	22	Stockholm	Sweden	Kristiania	Hellig Olav
Karling, Margaretha	1909	3	Larsby	Sweden	Liverpool	Mauretania
Karling, Maria E.	1903	21		Sweden	Liverpool	Campania
Karling, Mildred	1906	3	Karlskoga	Sweden	Liverpool	Cedric
Karling, Nelly	1901	38	Ekilstuna	Sweden	Liverpool	Oceanic
Karling, Niels Fred	1918	29		Sweden	Santos, Brazil	Gral.Consul Pallisen
Karling, Oscar E.	1903	17		Sweden	Liverpool	Campania
Karling, Thorsten	1915	34	Gotenborg	Sweden	Gotenborg	Stockholm
Karling, Torsten	1924	42	Gotenborg	Sweden	Gotenborg	Stockholm
Scherling, Georg Gustav Vilhelm	1917	22	Linkuping	Sweden	Kristiania	Bergensfjord
Scherling, Hilma	1897	19		Sweden	Liverpool	Germanic
Scherling, Johan Aug. Emil	1893	16	Hochlanda	Sweden	Helsingborg	Moravia

Juan Carlos Garling commented the table:

Attached you will find arrivals through Ellis Island of Carling, Jarling, Garling and Scharling, which lead to following conclusion:

Scharling only from Denmark, not Sweden (the two German Scharling girls require further investigation).
Carling large number of Swedish arrivals. Have no evidence of Swedish Carlings in other records, but this shows that Carling was common in Sweden. Carling has evolved separately as an English name and arrivals from England or other origins have not been included.
Jarling also some arrivals from Sweden.
Garling also many arrivals from Sweden (documented from 1690 to 1859 in Swedish records).
Charling no arrivals found, but name documented from 1754 to 1877 in Swedish records

This would indicate that the surnames Carling, Charling (1754), Garling (1690), Jarling and Scharling (Birger Scharling 1643) co-existed in Sweden at any given time.
This would permit also the assumption that there may have been occasional shifts such as Carling -> Charling -> Garling -> Jarling -> Scharling, in different ways of combinations, influenced by spoken dialect and/or writing habits of parish pastors and/or civil servants in written records.
It is remarkable how many Swedes chose Liverpool (or Southampton) to board ship, instead nearby ports such as Gotenborg. The reason may be lower fares, such as today airlines offer cheaper tickets for certain stretches It must be considered that the arrival lists are being done by volunteers of the Mormon Church and that they are not still complete. We may expect many more entries in the future as more ship manifests are completed.

A comment by Bjarne Bender (bjarnebender@hotmail.com)

It is not so remarkable that many Swedes chose Liverpool (or Southampton) to board ship! There was no direct line to New York from Gothenburg before 1915 when "Svenska Amerika Linien" stated there traffic. Until 1915 immigrants first travelled from Gothenburg to Grimsby or Hull on the English east coast and then by train to Liverpool (or Southampton or Glasgow) This information can be found on the CD "Emigranten" and not at the Mormon Church archive in US?, even Ellis Island (www.ellisisland.org) have a lot of information from 1892- late 1920s.

Anhand der Einwandererliste ist leicht zu ersehen, dass Karling in Schweden gut vertreten ist. Es kommt auch in Finland vor, aber nur durch Einwanderer, denn Finnen sind keine Indogermanen (Ugro-Finno-Magyaren) und sprechen eine uns nicht verwandte Sprache.
In Deutschland habe ich noch Aufzeichnungen in Brandenburg und Berlin. In der Ellis Island Liste sind auch Leute aus Hannover und Lenden (Senden?) erwähnt. Aber an sich ist Karling in Deutschland kaum zu finden. Oder doch?
Nachdem in Skandinavien Karling, Carling, Charling, Scharling, Scherling, Jarling, Garling anscheinend eng zusammenlebten, sind gelegentliche Lautverschiebungen in verschiedene Richtungen und Kombinationen möglich.
Karling -> Carling -> Charling
Im 16/17.Jhd. wurden viele Namen lateinisiert. In Schweden mag das harte K vor dem 'freundlicheren' C, welches besonders von den Pastoren bevorzugt wurde, gewichen haben (so wie Kristiane -> Christiane) Wir sind uns darüber einig, dass zu Verschiebungen verschiedene Umstände beitragen, wie:

Phonetik in den verschiedenen Mundarten
Schreibgewohnheiten der Pastoren und Beamten, die nicht immer mit der Mundart der ihnen zugestellten Gegend vertraut waren und den Eintrag der Aussprache nach machten.
Plattdeutsch war zur Zeit der Hansa eine 'lingua franca' im Baltikum und hat die schwedische Umgangssprache im Küstengebiet, besonders in den Städten in technischen und geschäftlichen Angelegenheiten, mit vielen Lehnwörtern stark in Schrift und Aussprache beeinflusst.
Nach der Bibelübersetzung drangt dann auch Hochdeutsch ein, besonders in der Schreibweise die Pastoren und Beamte benutzten, aber der allgemeinen Bevölkerung (die ohnehin weder lesen noch schreiben konnte) fremd war.

Daher wäre folgende Verschiebung nicht auszuschliessen: Carling -> Charling -> (etwa manchmal auch Jarling) -> Scharling. Bei dem deutschen Vater des Johan David Scherling * 1867 in Kalmore Lon, Schweden, wäre es auch nicht unwahrscheinlich, wenn eine Verschiebung Gerling -> Scherling erfolgt wäre, wie der Fall von Caspar Gerling (Benshausen/Thüringen) -> Johan Nicolaus Gerling und Sohn Johann Mathias Gerling (1769-1822) -> Scherling (infolge der friesischen Aussprache in Elmshorn/Holstein so bekannt, bis zur ihrer Umsiedlung nach Kalundborg, Dänemark (ca. 1795), dann -> Scharling infolge freiwilliger Anpassung an den bereits in Dänemark bekannten Namen.
Garling scheint mir an solchen Verschiebungen nicht ausschlaggebend teilgenommen zu haben. Es sei denn Carling -> Charling -> Garling (?). Oder Garling -> Charling (?), denn für Garling (1690) haben wir ältere Beweise als für Charling (1754).

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