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![Show Contents]() Boll History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Boll is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a maker of wooden bowls and dishes, from the French bolle. Early Origins of the Boll familyThe surname Boll was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Boll familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boll research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1407, 1410, 1413, 1420, 1528, 1650, 1700 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Boll History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boll Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Boll include Boll, Bolle, Boal and others. Early Notables of the Boll familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boll Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boll RankingIn the United States, the name Boll is the 16,246th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1  Migration of the Boll family to Ireland
Some of the Boll family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 87 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Boll migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Boll were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Boll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Peter Boll who settled in Pennsylvania in 1767
- John Peter Boll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767 2
- Johann Jacob Boll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1772 2
Boll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Samuel Daniel Boll, who arrived in New York in 1836 2
- Jacob Boll, who landed in North America in 1837 2
- Daniel Boll, who arrived in New York, NY in 1841 2
- Andrew Boll, who arrived in St Clair County, Ili in 1847 2
- Elisabeth Boll, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Boll (post 1700) | + |
- Franz Christian Boll (1849-1879), German physiologist and histologist
- Franz Boll (1805-1875), Lutheran theologian and historian
- Paul Boll (b. 1986), German ice dancer
- Jacob Boll (1828-1880), Swiss naturalist and entomologist
- Frank "Buzz" Boll (b. 1911), Canadian professional hockey player
- Heinrich Theodor Böll (1917-1985), German writer, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature
- Franz Boll (1867-1924), German scholar, Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Heidelberg
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Bismarck - Hans Boll (1917-1941), German Mechanikersmaat VIIA who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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