Sokoll Family Crest & Name History

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

Meaning of the name

Whether you spell it Sokoll or Sokol, the story begins in the same place. It is a place-based name: “From Sokołów (falcon place)”.

Sokoll adds “l” to Sokol, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Sokoli. 221 Americans were listed as Sokoll in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

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