Bolle Family History

Bolle Surname Meaning

German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Baldo a short form of various compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Bolo Bollo a short form of various compound names with the first element bolo ‘friend’ ‘brother’.

German: nickname in the south for a short fat man or a topographic name in the north from Middle Low German bolle ‘knoll rounded hill’. Dutch: from Middle Dutch bolle ‘ball bread bun’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or a nickname for a ball player.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in northern Norway so named with bolle ‘rounded hill’. Swedish and English (Middlesex): variant of Boll.

Italianized or Germanized form of Slovenian Bole.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Boll, Balle, Bogle, Bohle, Molle, Nolle, Bole, Boller, Holle, Boule

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Where is the Bolle family from?

You can see how Bolle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bolle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bolle families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Bolle families living in British Columbia. This was about 33% of all the recorded Bolle's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Bolle families in 1911.

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What did your Bolle ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bolle.

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Farmer

60%

Journalier

40%

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There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Bolle. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Bolle lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Bolle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Bolle in 1954 was 35, and 71 in 2004.

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Bolle Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in northern Norway so named with bolle ‘rounded hill’. Swedish and English (Middlesex): variant of Boll.

Italianized or Germanized form of Slovenian Bole.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bolle family from?

What did your Bolle ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bolle.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

60%

Journalier

40%

What Bolle family records will you find?

What is the average Bolle lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Bolle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Bolle in 1954 was 35, and 71 in 2004.

Bolle Family History

Bolle Surname Meaning

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What did your Bolle ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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