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![Show Contents]() Hollar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Hollar familyThe surname Hollar was first found in Austria, where the name Hollar 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. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. The name Hollar, like many surnames, was occupational in origin, meaning that it was taken from the occupation of its first bearer. This name comes from the ancient Germanic word "hore" or "hure," meaning "whore," so the first bearer of the name was most likely the owner of a brothel. Such establishments were very common at the time and weren't seen as negatively as they are today, therefore there was no shame in being the owner of one. Early History of the Hollar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hollar research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1460, 1600, 1607, 1630, 1643 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Hollar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hollar Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Holler, Hollier, Hollyer, Hullyer and others. Early Notables of the Hollar familyDuring this period prominent bearers of the name Hollar were - Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), in Bohemian Vaclav Holar, engraver, was born at Prague on 13 July 1607...
- Hollar asserted that he belonged to the Bohemian nobility, his father having received a patent from the Emperor Rudolf in 1600, and having taken the style of Hollar of Prachna...
- The elder Hollar died in 1630, and his wife predeceased him1...
Hollar RankingIn the United States, the name Hollar is the 5,489th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hollar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Eliz Hollar, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 3
Hollar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Frederick Hollar, who landed in Maryland in 1817 3
- J H Hollar, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hollar (post 1700) | + |
- John H. Hollar, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont, since 2012
- John Henry Hollar (1922-1997), American NFL football fullback who played from 1948 to 1949
- Brigadier-General Gordon Cloyd Hollar (1887-1963), American Deputy Provost-Marshal Services of Supply, US European Theater of Operations (1942-1946) 4
- Frank E. Hollar, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904 5
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, March 30) Gordon Hollar. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Hollar/Gordon_Cloyd/USA.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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