Hollers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hollers family

The surname Hollers was first found in Austria, where the name Hollers 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. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. The name Hollers, like many surnames, was occupational in origin, meaning that it was taken from the occupation of its first bearer. This name comes from the ancient Germanic word "hore" or "hure."

Early History of the Hollers family

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Hollers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Holler, Hollier, Hollyer, Hullyer and others.

Early Notables of the Hollers family

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), in Bohemian Vaclav Holar, engraver, was born at Prague on 13 July 1607. He was the son of Jan Holar, a lawyer, who held an official appointment in that city, and Margaret, his wife, daughter of David Löw von Löwengrün and Bareyt, a burgher of the same place. He was the eldest of the family. There were two other sons. Hollar asserted that he belonged to the Bohemian nobility, his father having received a patent...
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Hollers migration to the United States +

Hollers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Hollers, aged 40, who arrived in Delaware in 1813 1

Sources +

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)