The bolter Surname
bolter Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a bolter or sifter of flour, from Middle English bo(u)lt ‘to sift’ (Old French buleter, of Germanic origin).
- English: occupational name for a maker of bolts or bars, from an agent derivative of Middle English bolt (see Bolt).
- German: habitational name for someone from a lost place named Bolt. It is the name of a large family from Hechingen, Württemberg.
- German (also Bölter): occupational name for a maker of wooden bolts for crossbows, Middle High German bolter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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