The origins of the surname Bolling:
English: from a nickname for someone with close-cropped hair or a large head,
Middle English bolling "pollard", or for a heavy drinker, from Middle English bolling "excessive drinking".
German (Bölling): from a pet form of a personal name formed with Germanic bald "bold", "brave" (see
Baldwin).
Swedish: either an ornamental name composed of Boll + the suffix -ing "belonging to", or possibly a habitational name from a place named Bolling(e).
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The origins of the surname Bolling:
English: from a nickname for someone with close-cropped hair or a large head,
Middle English bolling "pollard", or for a heavy drinker, from Middle English bolling "excessive drinking".
German (Bölling): from a pet form of a personal name formed with Germanic bald "bold", "brave" (see
Baldwin).
Swedish: either an ornamental name composed of Boll + the suffix -ing "belonging to", or possibly a habitational name from a place named Bolling(e).
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bolling. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.