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 ...

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

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

*Phillip S. Bolling (1849–1892), African-American politician and former slave *Raynal Bolling (1877–1918), U.S. Army officer *Richard Walker Bolling (1916–1991), American politician *Robert Bolling (1646–1709), early American colonist and Jane Rolfe's husband *Royal L. Bolling (1920–2002), Massachusetts politician, war hero *Ruben Bolling (born 1963), American cartoonist *Samuel P. Bolling (1819–1900), African-American politician and former slave *Spottswood Bolling, plaintiff in the Civil Rights lawsuit Bolling v. Sharpe (1954) *Tiffany Bolling (born 1947), American actress, model and singer *Tyra Bolling (born 1985), African-American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur

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