Wollmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Wollmann and its many variants are derived from terms relating to the medieval wool industry. The names were inspired by jobs such as cleaning and beating the wool, weaving the wool, and selling the wool.

Early Origins of the Wollmann family

The surname Wollmann was first found in Cologne, where the name Wollemenger was recorded in 1180. Variants of the name, however, sprouted up in many areas of Germany in the 13th and 14th centuries. Gernodus Wolnslehner was residing in the Frankonia region in 1278. Heimisch dictus Wollere was an assessor and resident in Worrstadt, in the Rhine-Hesse area, in 1318. There was a Wollenwiger in Mainz in 1327, a Conrad Woller in Brünn in 1348, a Cuontz Wolenber in 1350 in Stuttgart, and a Conrad Wulleboghe in Hanover in 1367.

Early History of the Wollmann family

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Wollmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Woll, Wollen, Woller, Wollner, Wöllner, Wollmann, Wollensack, Wollenweber, Wollweber, Wullenweber, Wüllner, Wollenschläger, Wollschläger, Wollenbär and many more.

Early Notables of the Wollmann family

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Wollmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wollmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anton Wollmann, who landed in America in 1783 1

Wollmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Wollmann, who arrived in America in 1854 1

Wollmann migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wollmann Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Anton Wollmann, who deserted from the British army during the American Revolution and settled in Canada in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Wollmann (post 1700) +

Chris Wollmann (b. 1975), American golfer, member of Team USA at the 1997 Walker Cup

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)