The bolam Surname
bolam Name Meaning and History
English (Northumberland): habitational name from places called
Bolam in Northumberland and County Durham. These place names could
derive from the dative plural (bolum) of either of two
unattested Old English words, bola ‘tree trunk’ (compare Old
Norse bolr) or bol ‘rounded hill’ (compare Middle Low
German bolle ‘round object’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 18 - Messages: 96
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Bolam Family | Cheryl Bolam | 23 |
| Kimberly Ann Bolam |
 Lvninabox
| 0 |
| john bolam married an eleanor anderson in croxdale |
xartemiw
| 0 |
| thomas bolam born 1822-24 |
xartemiw
| 4 |
| Henry Bolam born Seghill Northumberland |
gstwtstl
| 4 |
| Joseph BOLAM Arkansas | Helen K | 2 |
| Robert Bolam from Durham England | Kathy Bolam | 19 |
| Harry George Bolam |
angela1990reed
| 2 |
| Bolam of Newcastle |
swanhorizon
| 4 |
| maude bolam |
billgoughenour
| 6 |
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