The Boling surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,597 people carried this name — #4,669 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,338 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Boling surname

From various origins, including German Böhling and English Bolling and Bowling.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Boling» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Bolling’ — the first of the origins he gives.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 116 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

84 people named Boling is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 84

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Boling in American newspapers,
1841–1879.

Newspaper page from The North-carolina Standard carrying the name Boling
The North-carolina Standard 1841-10-20
Newspaper page from Jeffersonian Republican carrying the name Boling
Jeffersonian Republican 1841-10-27
Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Boling
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1879-05-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Boling in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

192 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boling. The most, 38, date from the 1970s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 74
Victoria 36
New South Wales 30
Queensland 28
South Australia 7
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Boling.

In the public record

People named Boling,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States428 records

428 records of the Boling name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 280
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 28
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack T. Boling

    Born 1919 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma; farm hand. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1999, buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Josefina Boling

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the New York from Southampton, aged 22; servant. From Finland, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles George Boling

    Born 1946; from Canton, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 428 records for Boling in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands106 records

106 records of the Boling name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 45
  • Dutch population registers 37
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 24
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Magdalena Boling

    Married in 1828 in Den Helder. Died 1857 in Den Helder, aged 62.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cornelis Boling

    Died 1814 in Harlingen, aged 48.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerrit Boling

    In the population register of Hoorn; born 1807 in Purmerend.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 106 records for Boling in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany18 records

18 records of the Boling name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Martin Böling

    Born 1887; from Gladbach, Düren. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 2 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Böling

    From Heinerzheim. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 21 October 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 29).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Böling

    From Sievernich, Düren. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 19 January 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 99).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Boling in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Boling name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Boling

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Duke of Westminster.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Muriel Vivian Boling

    Died 1985; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Boling

    Married 1858 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Boling in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Boling name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Alf Åke Böling

    Born 1922 in Närpiö; farmer. Died in 1942 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Närpiö.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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