The ohl Surname
ohl Name Meaning and History
- German: from a short form of a personal name beginning with Ohl-, such as Ohlerich (a variant of Ulrich), or Ohlbrecht (a compound of Odal- (from od- ‘prosperity’, ‘riches’) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’).
- North German: habitational name from places in Westphalia and the Rhineland named Ohl, or a topographic name from Middle Low German ol ‘meadowland surrounded by water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| ohl family name | susanne ohl | 14 |
| Edward James Ohl, 86 |
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| OHL Margaret E 1927-2001 section 11 |
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| need Ohl family tree | Ruth Stephens Smith | 6 |
| Michael Ohl & Barbara Von Willich |
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| OHL - SULZHEIM, DEU | Linda Nebrich Beilein | 46 |
| Michael Ohl and Sarah Zeigler |
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| Francis W. Ohl |
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| Randy Ohl | Ann Noise-Ohl | 1 |
| PHOTO: Em and Lin OHL, taken early 1900 in Peoria, IL |
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