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The kohl Surname

kohl Name Meaning and History

  1. German (also Köhl): from Middle High German kol, köl ‘cabbage’, ‘cabbage head’ (ultimately from Latin caulis ‘stalk’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cabbages.
  2. from the Germanic personal name Kolo.

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Distribution of kohl Families in the US in 1920
Number of kohl families
 108-213
 37-107
 1-36
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