Woll History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe surname Woll 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 Woll familyThe surname Woll 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 Woll familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woll research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1506 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Woll History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Woll Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Woll familyNotables of the time with the name Woll included
Woll RankingIn the United States, the name Woll is the 18,379th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Woll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Woll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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