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Origin and popularity of the name KOHLMANN

Origin

Kohlmann : 1: German and Jewish Ashkenazic: from a compound Middle High German kol ‘coal’ German Kohle or kōl German Kohl ‘cabbage’ + Middle High German man German Mann ‘man’ hence an occupational name for a coal miner or for a cabbage farmer. Compare below.2: Austrian German: variant of Kolmann (see Kolman). It was altered at a later period by folk etymology as though derived from German Kohl ‘cabbage’ + Mann ‘man’ (see above).

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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