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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 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
(Bölling): from a pet form of a personal name formed with Germanic bald "bold", "brave" (see
Baldwin Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend". People * Baldwin (name) Places Canada * Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...
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Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
: either an ornamental name composed of Boll + the suffix -ing "belonging to", or possibly a habitational name from a place named Bolling(e). Bolling may refer to: *
Bolling, Alabama Bolling is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States. Location Bolling is 12 miles south of Greenville and 7 miles north of Georgiana on Solomon Hill Road, off U.S. Highway 31. It is near the geographical center of ...
* Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.


People with the surname

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Alexander R. Bolling Alexander Russell Bolling (August 28, 1895 – June 4, 1964) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II and the Cold War. Military career Bolling was a student at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis from 1915 ...
(1895–1964), U.S. Army officer * Bill Bolling (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia *
Bruce Bolling Bruce Carlton Bolling (April 29, 1945September 11, 2012) was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston City Council and served as the council's first black president in the mid-1980s. He unsuccessfully ...
(1945–2012), first black president of the Boston City Council * Claude Bolling (1930–2020), French jazz pianist * Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961), second wife of Woodrow Wilson *
Eric Bolling Eric Thomas Bolling (; born March 2, 1963) is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most no ...
(born 1963), financial news and political television personality *
Frank Bolling Francis Elmore Bolling (November 16, 1931July 11, 2020) was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves from 1954 until 1966. He ...
(1931–2020), American baseball second baseman *
John Bolling Major John Bolling (January 27, 1676April 20, 1729) was a colonist, farmer and politician in the Virginia Colony. He was the great-grandchild of Pocahontas and her husband, John Rolfe. Early life and marriage John Bolling was the son of Colo ...
, (1676–1729), early American colonist, farmer, and politician *
Julian Bolling Deshabandu Julian Bolling (born 19 June 1966) is a Sri Lankan medal-winning swimmer who has represented his country at numerous international competitions. He is fondly remembered as the poster boy of Sri Lankan swimming as well as the pin-up boy ...
, (born 1966), Sri Lankan swimmer * Landrum Bolling (1913–2018), American educator and diplomat * Leslie Garland Bolling (1898–1955), an African-American sculptor from Virginia *
Milt Bolling Milton Joseph Bolling (August 9, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1958 for the Boston Red Sox (1952–1957), Washington Senators (1957) and Detroit Tigers (1958). Bolling batted a ...
(1930–2013), American baseball infielder and brother of
Frank Bolling Francis Elmore Bolling (November 16, 1931July 11, 2020) was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves from 1954 until 1966. He ...
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Phillip S. Bolling Phillip S. Bolling (c. 1849 – April 18, 1892) was an African-American brick mason and politician. In 2013 Bolling, along with his father Samuel P. Bolling, was one of several African Americans that were commemorated by the Commonwealth of Virgi ...
(1849–1892), African-American politician and former slave * Raynal Bolling (1877–1918), U.S. Army officer *
Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the cha ...
(1916–1991), American politician * Robert Bolling (1646–1709), early American colonist and Jane Rolfe's husband *
Royal L. Bolling Royal Lee Bolling (June 19, 1920 – July 16, 2002) was a Massachusetts politician and head of a prominent African-American political family. While serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1965, he sponsored the state's Racial Im ...
(1920–2002), Massachusetts politician, war hero *
Ruben Bolling Ruben Bolling (born c. 1963 in New Jersey) is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, an American cartoonist, the author of ''Tom the Dancing Bug'' and ''Super-Fun-Pak Comix''. His work started out apolitical, instead featuring absurdist humor, parodying com ...
(born 1963), American cartoonist *
Samuel P. Bolling Samuel P. Bolling (January 10, 1819 – February 8, 1900) was an African-American landowner, politician, businessman, and former slave who served in the Virginia House of Delegates. In 2013 Bolling, along with his son Phillip S. Bolling, was on ...
(1819–1900), African-American politician and former slave *Spottswood Bolling, plaintiff in the Civil Rights lawsuit
Bolling v. Sharpe ''Bolling v. Sharpe'', 347 U.S. 497 (1954), is a List of landmark court decisions in the United States, landmark Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court Legal case, case in which the Court held that the Constitution proh ...
(1954) *
Tiffany Bolling Tiffany Bolling (born Tiffany Royce Kral) is a retired American actress, model and singer, best known for her appearances in cult movies. Early years Bolling was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father was singer/pianist Roy Kral and h ...
(born 1947), American actress, model and singer *
Tyra Bolling Tyra Bolling (born June 27, 1985), better known as Tyra B, is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. She's best known for her top 40 R&B singles "Country Boy", "Still in Love" and " Givin' Me a Rush" which is her biggest single to date. Ca ...
(born 1985), African-American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur


See also

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Bølling (disambiguation) Bølling can refer to: *Bølling lake, Denmark – a shallow lake in central Jutland, after which the following are named: *The Bølling Oscillation or Interstadial – a warm phase during the last phase of the Weichsel glaciation in Europe; often ...
* Boll, a German surname {{disambig, surname