Probably an Americanized form of German
Kohlgrube, a habitational name from any of twelve places so
named, probably from Middle High German kol ‘coal’ +
gruobe ‘pit’, or an altered spelling of Kohlgraf, an
occupational name for an overseer of the coal trade.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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