The Bohlin Family Name

Genealogists group Bohlin with Bolin. Name scholars give the meaning as “A Swedish farm-name formation”.

How the spelling arose

The extra “h” in Bohlin is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Bollin and Bolen.

The 2010 US Census counted 589 people named Bohlin, ranking it number 37,735 among American surnames. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Bolin and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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