VOLLER
Voller
Voller is a surname of English origin, predominantly found in the South West of England. The name is derived from the Old English word "fullere", which means a "fuller" or "one who fulls cloth", referring to the profession of a cloth worker who cleans and thickens newly woven cloth.
The Voller family name is thought to have originated as an occupational surname for someone who worked as a fuller in the medieval period. Fulling involved cleaning and thickening cloth by pounding and shrinking it with the use of water, urine, and other substances.
Individuals bearing the surname Voller have been documented in various historical records, with some notable bearers achieving recognition in fields such as sport, business, and the arts. The name has seen various spellings over the centuries, including Fuller and Foeller, reflecting regional dialects and changes in phonetic spelling norms.
Today, the surname Voller is relatively rare, but its historical significance and connection to the textile industry in England make it a notable and distinctive surname within British genealogy and heritage.
There are approximately 1,325 people named Voller in the UK. That makes it roughly the 5,917th most common surname in Britain. Around 20 in a million people in Britain are named Voller.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Angela
- Betty
- Charlotte
- Christine
- Corrina
- Hannah
- Jane
- Julie
- Kathleen
- Pamela
- Rachel
- Rebecca
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Foller
- Foler
- Volle
- Vollero
- Failor
- Faleiro
- Faler
- Falero
- Faleur
- Fallar
- Faller
- Falor
- Falore
- Fauler
- Fawler
- Fayler
- Faylor
- Fehler
- Feiler
- Fellar
- Feller
- Fellier
- Fellor
- Fewler
- Feyler
- Fieller
- Filar
- Filer
- Filler
- Fillier
- Filor
- Flair
- Flar
- Flare
- Flear
- Fleer
- Flere
- Fleri
- Fleur
- Fleure
- Fleureau
- Fleurie
- Flier
- Fliri
- Floar
- Floare
- Floarea
- Floer
- Flohr
- Floor
- Flor
- Flora
- Flore
- Florea
- Flori
- Floria
- Florie
- Florio
- Floro
- Florou
- Flouer
- Flour
- Floura
- Flouri
- Fluer
- Fluhr
- Flure
- Foeller
- Folery
- Follars
- Fooler
- Foular
- Fouler
- Fowlar
- Fowler
- Fowlers
- Fowlor
- Fueller
- Fular
- Fulara
- Fuler
- Fullar
- Fuller
- Fulller
- Fullor
- Fyler
- Phalora
- Phelar
- Phuler
- Phuller
- Valer
- Valera
- Valere
- Valeri
- Valeria
- Valerie
- Valerio
- Valero
- Valeur
- Valier
- Valieri
- Vallar
- Vallario
- Valler
- Vallero
- Vallier
- Valliere
- Vallor
- Valluri
- Valluru
- Valor
- Valori
- Valour
- Veler
- Veller
- Vellore
- Vieler
- Vilar
- Villar
- Villari
- Viller
- Villier
- Villoria
- Viloria
- Violer
- Vlaar
- Voeller
- Voler
- Voliere
- Vollaard
- Vollaire
- Vollar
- Vollard
- Vollaro
- Vollers
- Volles
- Vollet
- Vollmer
- Vollor
- Voullaire
- Vowler
- Vuller
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.