The kolb Surname
kolb Name Meaning and History
German: from Middle High German kolbe in various
meanings. The main sense is ‘mace’ or ‘cudgel’, which was both a
weapon and part of an official’s insignia, in some cases the insignia
of a jester. It may also be a house name: there is also record of a
house named ‘zum Kolben’ in Strasbourg. In Silesia the term denoted a
shock of hair or a shorn head. Any of these senses could have given
rise to the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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