Wolle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Wolle 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 Wolle family

The surname Wolle 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 Wolle family

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Wolle Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Wolle family

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Wolle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wolle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs Fried Wolle, aged 67, who landed in America, in 1893
Lauretz Wolle, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895

Wolle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Lewis Wolle, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1903
Gregor Wolle, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Berlin, in 1903
Oscar Wolle, who landed in America, in 1906
Mana Wolle, aged 44, who immigrated to America, in 1909
Helen S. Wolle, aged 26, who settled in America, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wolle (post 1700) +

Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898-1977), American artist
Charles Robert Wolle (b. 1935), American jurist from Iowa; federal judge on the U. S. District Court
Gertrud Wolle (1891-1952), German film actress