The kolter Surname
kolter Name Meaning and History
- metonymic occupational name for a quilt maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kulter, kolter ‘quilt’ (Latin culcitra).
- from Middle High German, Middle Low German kolter ‘plowshare’ (Latin culter), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of plows, a plowman, or possibly for an arable farmer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Kolter webpage from Berchtesgaden, Germany to Ohio and Illinois |
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| Waldeburge Kolter | Paulette Harp | 0 |
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| Charles Valentine and Martha Kolter of Crawford Co, IL |
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| KOLTER, Louis |
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