Coles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Coles Name Meaning: Possibly deriving from the patronomic form the given name 'Cole' Middle English pet name for Nicholas. Or an Olde English pre 7th Century nickname 'Cola', meaning coal black and so could have revferred to an individual with a dark complexion or black hair.

Pre 7th Century. First recorded instance of Coles in 1500's.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,845
Agricultural Labourer 269
General Labourer 152
Domestic Servant 147
Labourer 121
Dress Maker 109
Coal Miner 102
Living On Own Means 101
Farm Labourer 93
Farmer 81
General Servant Domestic 76
Laundress 74
Carpenter 68
General Servant 67
Living On Her Own Means 65
Shoe Maker 39
Gardener 38
Blacksmith 37
Tailoress 37
Errand Boy 31
Butcher 31
Baker 29
Cook Domestic Servant 27
Farm Servant 25
Tailor 25

Coles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coles 100% 76,761
2 Close 40% 17,839
3 Coales 83% 4,555
4 Colls 80% 3,063
5 Ecles 60% 2,463
6 Coules 83% 1,549
7 Colles 83% 941
8 Coals 60% 926
9 Cales 80% 855
10 Clues 60% 762
11 Cluse 40% 614
12 Cailes 67% 422
13 Eceles 67% 315
14 Colis 80% 311
15 Clase 40% 296
16 Clease 50% 255
17 Cooles 83% 249
18 Cols 80% 204
19 Coils 60% 194
20 Colas 80% 151
21 Couls 60% 114
22 Claus 40% 109
23 Clueas 50% 101
24 Ecls 40% 101
25 Eacles 50% 100

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The surname Coles is the most popular version of all its varients

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