Bolender is a German variant of the Swedish language surname Bolander.
Notable people with the surname include : Bernard Bolender (1952–1995), American mass murderer Bill Bolender (born 1940), American actor John Bolender (1837–1902), American farmer and politician Kurt Bolender (1912–1966), German Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator Todd Bolender (1914–2006), American ballet dancer and choreographer