Bolla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Belgium
France
Italy

Early Origins of the Bolla family

The surname Bolla was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. The family were well established in the region of Arras and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bolla family

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Bolla Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bolard, Bollart, Bolart, Bollard, Bollaert, Boland, Bolland, Boleau, Bollot, Bolot, Bollan and many more.

Early Notables of the Bolla family

Notable in the family at this time was

Jean Bolland (1596-1665), Jesuit priest and prominent Southern Netherlandish hagiographer from the village of Julémont, now part of Herve

Bolla migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bolla Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Bolla, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Johannes Bolla, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1728 aboard the ship "Mortonhouse John Coultas" 1

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)