Boll History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Boll family
The surname Boll 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 North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. 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.
Early History of the Boll family
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Boll Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bol, Bole, Bolles, Bolls, Booll, Boolle and others.
Early Notables of the Boll family
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Boll Ranking
In the United States, the name Boll is the 16,246th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Boll migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Boll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Peter Boll who settled in Pennsylvania in 1767
- John Peter Boll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767 2
- Johann Jacob Boll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1772 2
Boll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Samuel Daniel Boll, who arrived in New York in 1836 2
- Jacob Boll, who landed in North America in 1837 2
- Daniel Boll, who arrived in New York, NY in 1841 2
- Andrew Boll, who arrived in St Clair County, Ili in 1847 2
- Elisabeth Boll, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Boll (post 1700) +
- Franz Christian Boll (1849-1879), German physiologist and histologist
- Franz Boll (1805-1875), Lutheran theologian and historian
- Paul Boll (b. 1986), German ice dancer
- Jacob Boll (1828-1880), Swiss naturalist and entomologist
- Frank "Buzz" Boll (b. 1911), Canadian professional hockey player
- Heinrich Theodor Böll (1917-1985), German writer, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature
- Franz Boll (1867-1924), German scholar, Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Heidelberg
Historic Events for the Boll family +
Bismarck
- Hans Boll (1917-1941), German Mechanikersmaat VIIA who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
Citations +
- "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)
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details