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Boland


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Origin Of The Surname Boland

Meaning Of The Surname Boland

From the Bowed Land

Interesting Facts About Boland

Boland is a locational surname, originating from one of any places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name Boland comes from the Old English ‘boga’ meaning bow, combined with land to refer to a piece of land that sits inside the bow or curve of a river.

Boland Statistics

Boland is the number 1610 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,413 share the surname Boland in the UK.

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