Woller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Woller family

The surname Woller was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region and seated at Ratisbonne. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Woller family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woller research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1510 and 1564 are included under the topic Early Woller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Woller Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wohler, Wohlders, Wohlers, Woller, Wollers and others.

Early Notables of the Woller family

Notable figures of the time with the name Woller were

Jakob Woller (1510-1564), a German sculptor from Tübingen, best known for his work at the St...

Woller migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Woller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Philip Woller, who landed in New York in 1709 1

Woller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charlotte Friderike Woller, aged 39, who arrived in America in 1843 1
Rochus Woller, aged 16, who arrived in New York, NY in 1885 1
Thomas Woller, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1885 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Woller (post 1700) +

Frank E. Woller (1859-1941), American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1888)
Albert F. Woller (b. 1886), American machinist, auto mechanic and Socialist politician from Milwaukee who served three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1923–1924) and (1927–1930)
Albert Woller (b. 1861), American insurance agent, real estate agent and Republican politician from Milwaukee who served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1895 to 1898
Kirk B R Woller, American actor, best known for his role as Agent Gene Crane on The X-Files
Kerstin Wöller (b. 1967), German bodybuilding champion
Steffen Wöller (b. 1972), German five-time gold, eight-time silver medalist luger who competed from 1991 to 2004
Klaus Wöller (b. 1956), West German silver medalist handball player at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Gergõ Wöller (b. 1983), Hungarian three-time bronze medalist freestyle wrestler who competed in the men's lightweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later at the European Wrestling Championships
Fie Woller (b. 1992), Danish two-time gold medalist handball player for Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball and the Danish national team
Cecilie Woller (b. 1992), Danish gold medalist handball player who currently plays for SV Union Halle-Neustadt

Citations +

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)