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Early Origins of the Bollmann family

The surname Bollmann was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. Bolmann was one of the founding families of Shiedam.

Early History of the Bollmann family

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Bollmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bollman, Bollmann, Bolemann, Bolman, Bölmann, Böllman, Bölleman and many more.

Early Notables of the Bollmann family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

  • the Bollmann family of Schiedam


United States Bollmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bollmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Nickel Bollmann, who arrived in America in 1739 1
  • Jacob Bollmann, who settled in South Carolina in 1749
  • Christoph Bollmann, who arrived in America in 1778 1
  • Christoph Bollmann, a Brunswick mercenary sent to America by the British who settled in Winterhill, Massachussetts in 1778
Bollmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herm Rudolph Bollmann, who arrived in Missouri in 1836 1
  • Harm Heinr Bollmann, who landed in Missouri in 1839 1
  • A Cath Bollmann, who landed in America in 1842 1
  • Johann Georg Friedrich Bollmann, who landed in America in 1853 1
  • Jacob Bollmann, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1869 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bollmann (post 1700) +

  • Gerd Friedrich Bollmann (1947-2017), German politician
  • Ernst Bollmann (1899-1974), German politician
  • Horst Bollmann (b. 1925), German film and television actor
  • Markus Bollmann (b. 1981), German footballer
  • Henry Bollmann Condy, British chemist and industrialist, best noted for his eponymous disinfectants Condy’s Crystals and Condy’s Fluid

Bismarck
  • Otto Bollmann (1915-1941), German Matrosengefreiter Res. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  1. 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)
  2. 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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