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Type Surname (from nickname)
Other Forms FormsKohls

Meaning & History

English: from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.
English: from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col ‘(char)coal’, presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance), or the Old Norse cognate Koli.
Scottish and Irish: when not of English origin, this is a reduced and altered form of Mccool. In some cases, particularly in New England, Cole is a translation of the French surname Charbonneau. Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kohl.
Added 5/14/2014 by LMS
Edited 5/15/2014 by LMS