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 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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: 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

* Alexander R. Bolling (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 (born 1963), financial news and political television personality * Frank Bolling (1931–2020), American baseball second baseman * John Bolling, (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 (1930–2013), American baseball infielder and brother of Frank Bolling *

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 chai ...

(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 (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 (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. Car ...

(born 1985), African-American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur

People with the surname

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