Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COLE
There are approximately 62,694 people named Cole in the UK. That makes it the 123rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 992 are named Cole.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
ColesColis
Cohl
Cola
Coale
Coal
Chole
Ccoles
Coall
Coalea
Colae
Coalew
Coaley
Cohley
Choles
Coalie
Cohlz
Coghl
Coals
Coalo
Colai
Cohli
Cohla
Colaa
Coahley
The Cole surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
An abbreviation of Nicholas, common among the Dutch.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLE. Places in cos. "Wilts and Somerset. Also a very ancient Teutonic personal name. In Domesd. it ajpears as a baptismal — in the H.R. as a family name.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.