423 Global FOLLAND Family Members

FOLLAND Family History

This interesting and unusual name is of Norweigian origin and is either locational from a place so called in Norway, or topographical for a dweller by a beach where it is difficult to land ships, which is the meaning of the word Folland. It is probable that this surname was introduced into England in the 8th or 9th Century with the Viking raids. Topographical names are some of the earliest named to be created, as topographical features, whether natural or manmade, provided obvious and convenient means of identification.