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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German

Meaning & History

From a noun derived from kolzen "ankle boots" (from Latin calceus "half-boot walking shoe") hence an occupational name for a boot maker or a cobbler. Or a habitational name for someone from Kölzen near Merseburg.
Added 12/23/2022 by Paradiso36