The origin of the name Bawle is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with a black lion rampant holding a fireball. The Crest is A hand grasping a fireball. The family motto is Fulcrum dignitatis virtus.
Spelling variations include: Ball, Balle, Balls, Balders and others.
First found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Ball who settled in St. Christopher in 1635; Goodwife Ball settled in Virginia in 1623; Allen Ball settled in New Haven Conn. in 1630; Eliza Ball settled in Virginia in 1651.
