Wolmarans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wolmarans family

The surname Wolmarans was first found in Hampshire at Woolmer, between Liphook and Bordon. The surrounding Woolmer (Wolmer) Forest, is a Royal forest. Woolmer Green is a small village and civil parish in Hertfordshire.

"The surname is more probably from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wulmer." 1

The earliest record of the family was found at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 when Wlmer, Vlfmer, Wlmer were all listed at that time 2 A few years later, Ulmer Aeltredes was listed in Suffolk c. 1095. 3 This latter source also notes that the name could have been derived "from a lost Wolmoor in Ormskirk, Lancashire 'wolves moor'. " 3 But he also concurs that the aforementioned Woolmer Forest origin may be a possibility. Woolmore Fram in Melksham, Wiltshire was derived from "wolves' pool."

Early History of the Wolmarans family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wolmarans research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1097, 1246, 1478, 1510, 1512, 1537, 1632, 1655, 1685, 1692, 1718, 1720, 1755 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Wolmarans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wolmarans Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wolmer, Woolmer, Wollmore, Woolman, Ullmer, Ulmer, Wollmer, Wulmar, Wulmare, Wilmore, Wilmer, Wilmere, Wulmere, Woolmore, Woolmore, Wollmor and many more.

Early Notables of the Wolmarans family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Richard Wolman or Woleman (d. 1537), English divine, Dean of Wells, presumed to have been the son of Richard Wolman, cater to John Howard, duke of Norfolk. "There was a family of the name at Alderford, Norfolk. In 1478 Richard Wolman was a member of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He also studied abroad, being entered in the...
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Wolmarans Ranking

In South Africa, the name Wolmarans is the 904^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,725 people with that name. 4

Wolmarans migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wolmarans Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

A. D. W. Wolmarans, aged 61, originally from Pratoria, S. Africa, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Bawean" from Cape Town, South Africa 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Wolmarans (post 1700) +

Fritz Wolmarans (b. 1986), South African tennis player
Nicolaas "Nick" Wolmarans (b. 1916), South African boxer

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result