Boler Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

One surname, two spellings: Boler and Bowler. At root, the name means “Maker of bowls”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Bowler was also written Boler.
• Names that sound alike, such as Boller and Byler, are easily confused in old records.
• The 2010 US Census counted 2,234 people named Boler, ranking it number 13,572 among American surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Bowler and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Boler surname pack.