Bohlander Family History
Bohlander Name Meaning
German (also Bohländer): habitational name for someone from a place in Baden called Bohland or from Bolanden in the Palatinate and Bolande in Schleswig-Holstein. The placename Bolanden takes its name from a 13th century castle and neighboring village which is derived from an older field name Bonlande(n) meaning ‘bean field’. Compare Bohland Bohlender and Bolander . Swedish: variant of Bolander . This surname is rare in Sweden.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022