About the Boling Surname

The spelling Boling grew out of Bowling, an English surname with a long paper trail. The name is usually explained as “From Bowling (the hollow)”.

• Boling is listed among the recognised spellings of Bowling.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Belling.
• The same family of names includes Bolling.
• The 2010 census count for Boling in the United States was 7,597, good for rank 4,669.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Boling family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Boling surname pack.