Bolander

in Ohio

There are 106 people with the last name "Bolander" in Ohio.

Ranking in Ohio

Name	Rank
Bolander	10,453

is 10,449th most common Zwayer
is 10,450th most common Axline
is 10,451st most common Birk
is 10,452nd most common Boatright
is 10,453rd most common Bolander
is 10,454th most common Bolek
is 10,455th most common Boylen
is 10,456th most common Broadus
is 10,457th most common Burdge

Meaning & History

Bolander

Swedish: ornamental name composed either of bo ‘farm’ + the suffix -(land)er or of bol ‘farm’ + ander, probably taken from Greek anēr ‘man’, genitive andros.

German: habitational name for someone from Bolanden in the Palatinate, Bolande in Schleswig-Holstein, or Bohland in Baden. The first takes its name from a 13th century castle and neighboring village, which is derived from an older (12th century) field name, Bonlande(n), meaning ‘bean field’.

German: probably an altered spelling of Böhlander, regional name for a Pole, Middle High German Polan, Poland (from Slavic poljane ‘plain’).