German and Jewish Ashkenazic: from a compound Middle High
German kol ‘coal’, German Kohle or kol, German
Kohl ‘cabbage’ + Middle High German man, German
Mann ‘man’, hence an occupational name for a coal miner or for
a cabbage farmer.
German (Austria): from the personal name
Koloman, which was borne by an 11th century saint.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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