| ![Show Contents]() Woll History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WollWhat does the name Woll mean? The surname Woll 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 Woll familyThe surname Woll 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 Woll familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woll research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1506 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Woll History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Woll Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Woll family- Johann Wollner, who was granted a coat of arms in 1786
Woll Rankingthe United States, the name Woll is the 18,379th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Woll migration to the United States | + |
Woll Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Hendrick Woll and Han Gerhard Woll, who took the Oath of Allegiance in Pennsylvania in 1738 and 1749
- Hans Gerhard Woll, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Woll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jacob Woll, who immigrated to America with his family in 1826
- Johannes Woll, who settled in Cincinnati in 1843
- Joh Peter Woll, who arrived in America in 1851 2
- Joh Georg Woll, who landed in America in 1852 2
- Peter Woll, who arrived in America in 1855 2
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Woll (post 1700) | + |
- Deborah Ann Woll (b. 1985), American Screen Actors Guild Award nominated actress, known for her roles in True Blood (2008-2014), Daredevil (2015-2018) and Daredevil: Born Again (2025)
- Joseph Woll (b. 1998), American NHL ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs, from Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
- Matthew Woll (1880-1956), American president of the International Photo-Engravers Union of North America
- Ed Woll (1914-2010), American engineer who developed the first modern gas turbine engines for General Electric
- Felicitas Woll (b. 1980), German actress best known for the ARD-Series Berlin, Berlin
- Erna Woll (1917-2005), German composer, church musician and author
- Balthasar Woll (1922-1996), German Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Adrián Woll (1795-1875), French Mexican general in the army of Mexico during the Texas Revolution
| Historic Events for the Woll family | + |
Bismarck - Hermann Woll (1920-1941), German Signalgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
- "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
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