Cole (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal" or an abbreviation of "Nicholas" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Frequency comparisons:[1] | |
Cole /koʊl/ is a surname of English origin, and is much less frequently a given name. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The Cole family originated in Cornwall, South West England. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Randolphi Cole, appearing in the Winton Rolls of Hampshire in 1148.[2]
It is also an Americanized spelling of the German name 'Kohl', and of the Scottish and Irish name 'McCool'.[3]
People with surname Cole
A
- Sir Alexander Colin Cole (1922–2001), Garter Principal King of Arms
- Adam Cole (born 1989), American professional wrestler
- Adam Cole (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer
- Aivale Cole, soprano singer from New Zealand
- Allan Cole (born 1943), American author and television writer
- Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), American artist
- Andrew Cole (born 1971), British football player
- Ann Cole (1934–1986), American R&B singer
- Ashley Cole (born 1980), English football player
B
- Babette Cole (1950–2017), English children's writer
- Barry Cole (1936–2014), English poet
- Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), American jazz musician and educator
- Bob Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brendan Cole (born 1976), New Zealand ballroom dancer
- Brian Cole (1942–1972), American musician
- Buddy Cole (musician) (1916–1964), pianist
C
- Carlton Cole (born 1983), English footballer
- Carolyn Cole (born 1961), American photographer
- Carroll Cole (1938–1985), American serial killer
- Catharine Cole, a pen name of American newspaper reporter Martha R. Field
- Catherine Cole (b. 1950), Australian author and academic
- Chanel Cole (born 1977), New Zealand musician
- Cheryl Cole (born 1983), English singer, member of girl band Girls Aloud
- Chris Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christian Cole, a Sierra Leonean football coach
- Christian Cole (barrister) (1852-1855), Sierra Leonean barrister and the first black graduate of Oxford University
- Christina Cole (born 1982), English actress
- Christopher Okoro Cole (1921–1990), former Governor-general and President of Sierra Leone
- Clay Cole (born 1938), American disc jockey and television host
- Cole (Hampshire cricketer) (18th century), English professional cricketer
- Colin Cole (football player) (born 1980), Canadian football player
- Cornelius Cole (1822–1924), American politician
- Cozy Cole (1909–1981), American jazz drummer
- Craig Cole (born 1975), American football player
D
- Daniel Cole (disambiguation), multiple people named Dan, Daniel or Danny Cole
- Dandridge M. Cole (1921–1965), aerospace engineer
- David D. Cole, American lawyer and academic
- Darrell S. Cole (1920–1945), American marine
- Dennis Cole (1940–2009), American actor
- Deon Cole, American standup comedian and comedy writer
- Dick Cole (born 1968), Cornish activist and archaeologist
- Donald Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Duncan Cole (born 1958), New Zealand football player
- Dylan Cole (American football) (born 1994), American football player
E
- Edward William Cole (1832–1918), Australian business man and publisher, also known as "E. W. Cole of the Book Arcade"
- Ed Cole (died 1977), American car manufacturer
- Edward B. Cole (1879–1918), American Marine Corps officer
- Edwin Louis Cole (1922–2002), American Christian leader
- Ellie Cole (born 1991), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Elsie Vera Cole (1885–1967), English painter
- Erik Cole (born 1978), American ice hockey player
- Ezra Danolds Cole (1902–1992), of Nyack, New York
F
- Femi Claudius Cole, Sierra Leonean politician
- Frank Cole (1954–2000), Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Frank Estes Cole (1908–1981), Louisiana legislator and educator
- Frank Nelson Cole (1861–1926), American mathematician
- Fred Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Freddy Cole, (born 1931), American musician
- Fremont Cole (1856–1915), New York politician
G
- G. D. H. Cole (1889–1959), English political theorist, economist and historian
- Gary Cole (born 1956), American actor
- Gary Cole (footballer), Australian football player
- George Cole (actor) (1925–2015), British actor
- Goody Cole (c. 1590 – 1680), American witch
- Gracie Cole (1924–2006), English trumpeter
- Graham Cole (born 1952), British actor
H
- Harold Cole (1906–1946), British soldier and
- Harry A. Cole (born 1921), Maryland jurist
- Harry A. Cole (born 1909), American chemist, inventor of Pine-Sol
- Sir Henry Cole (1808–1882), British civil servant and innovator
- Holly Cole (born 1963), Canadian singer
- Horace de Vere Cole (1881–1936), British eccentric and jokester
- Howard N. Cole (1911–1983), military historian and author
- Hugh M. Cole (1911–2005), U.S. Army officer in World War II, American professor of history
J
- J. Cole (born 1985), American Hip Hop record artist, songwriter, and music producer
- Jack Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jade Cole, American model
- James Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joanna Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joe Cole, (born 1981), English footballer
- Joe Cole (roadie) (1961–1991), American roadie and author
- John Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnnetta B. Cole (born 1936), American academic
- Jon Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph J. Cole (1869–1925), American automobile pioneer and founder of the Cole Motor Car Company
- Juan Cole (born 1952), American professor of modern history and political commentator
- Jude Cole, Canadian singer and songwriter
- Julie Dawn Cole (born 1957), British actress
K
- Kate Cole, Australian actress
- Keelan Cole (born 1993), American football player
- Kenneth Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Keyshia Cole (born 1981), American singer and songwriter
- King Cole may refer to:
- King Cole (baseball player) (1886–1916), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Nat King Cole (1919–1965), American jazz singer and pianist
- Old King Cole, legendary Celtic Britain king
- Kyla Cole (born 1978), Slovak glamour model
L
- L. B. Cole (1918–1995), American comic book artist
- Lanisha Cole (born 1982), American model
- Lester Cole (1904–1985), American screenwriter
- Lily Cole (born 1988), English model
- Lionel Cole, pianist and songwriter
- Lloyd Cole (born 1961), English singer and songwriter
- Lori Ann Cole, computer game designer
- Lowry Cole (1772−1842), British Army general and politician
- Luther A. Cole (1812-1880), American politician and businessman
- Luther F. Cole (1925-2013), American jurist
- Lynnette Cole (born 1978), American model
M
- M. J. Cole (born 1973), British musician
- Mason Cole (born 1996), American football player
- Margaret Cole (1893–1980), English novelist and politician
- Martin Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martina Cole (born 1959), English novelist
- Michael Cole (born 1968), American sports commentator
N
- E. Nelson Cole (born 1937), American politician
- Nat King Cole (1917–1965), American jazz singer and pianist
- Natalie Cole (1950-2015), American singer; daughter of Nat King Cole
- Natalie Robinson Cole (1901—1984), American educator and author
- Nicholas Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Norman Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Norris Cole (born 1988), American basketball player
O
- Ollie Cole, Irish musician
P
- Paula Cole (born 1968), American singer and songwriter
- Peter Cole (born 1957) American poet
- Philip Cole American pharmacologist
R
- Rebecca Cole (1846–1922), African American woman doctor
- Rebel A. Cole (born 1958), American Professor of Finance
- Reece Cole (born 1998), English footballer
- Rich Cole, Canadian journalist
- Richard Cole (born 1946), British music tour manager and author
- Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), American soldier
- Robert H. Cole, American scientist
- Robert MacFarlan Cole III (born 1890), American chemist
- Roger Cole, Irish politician
S
- Samantha Cole (born 1978), American pop singer
- Stanley Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stephen Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steve Cole (born 1970), American saxophonist
- Stewart Cole (born 1965), New Zealand businessman living in Perth Western Australia
- Stu Cole (born 1966), Major League Baseball player
- Susanna Cole (1633–1713), only survivor of Indian attack killing her mother Anne Hutchinson
T
- T. N. Cole (1844–1924), Australian umpire
- Tammy Cole (born 1973), Australian field hockey defender
- Taylor Cole (born 1984), American actress
- Ted Cole (born 1971), Canadian voice actor
- Thomas Cole (1801–1848), American artist
- Tiffany Cole (born 1981), American murderer
- Timothy Cole (1852–1931), American wood engraver
- Tim Cole (1960–1999), American man wrongly convicted of rape
- Tom Cole (born 1949), American politician
- Tommy Cole (born 1941), of The Mickey Mouse Club
- Tony Cole (born 1947), former senior Australian public servant
- Tonye Cole (born 1967), businessman
- Trent Cole (born 1982), American football player
V
- George Vicat Cole (1833–1893), British artist
- Rex Vicat Cole (1870–1940), British artist
W
- Walter Cole, 19th century New York politician
- Walter L. Cole (died 1943), Irish merchant and politician
- William Cole (disambiguation), multiple people
Z
- Zeralda Elizabeth Cole (1825–1911), mother of American outlaws
Use as an aristocratic family name
- John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence (1709–1767)
- William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen, 2nd Baron Mountflorence (1736–1803)
- John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen (1768–1840), elected a Representative Peer in 1804
- William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), British palaeontologist
- Lowry Egerton Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen (1845–1924)
People with given name Cole
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Middle English |
| Meaning | "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal" |
| Region of origin | England |
- Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
- Cole Custer, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Hamels (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Cole Hauser, American actor
- Cole Madison (born 1994), American football player
- Cole Porter (1891–1964), American songwriter
- Cole Rouse, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Sprouse, Italian-American actor
- Cole Swensen, female American poet
- Cole Walliser, Canadian film director
- Cole Weston, American photographer
- Cole Whitt, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Younger (1844–1916), American outlaw
Fictional characters with surname Cole
- Augustus Cole, in Gears of War
- Blackie Cole, in The Invisible Woman
- Buddy Cole (fiction), Canadian television character
- Gordon Cole, in Twin Peaks
- James Cole, the main character in the film 12 Monkeys played by Bruce Willis
- Jem Cole, in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- King Cole, figure in British literature and legend since the Middle Ages (possible basis for the nursery rhyme Old King Cole)
- Locke Cole, in Final Fantasy VI
- Lucy Saxon/Cole, The Master's wife in Doctor Who
- Marcus Cole, in Babylon 5
- Nathaniel Cole, in Hell on Wheels
- Norris Cole, in Coronation Street
- Richard Cole (EastEnders), in EastEnders
- Simone Cole, in Clive Barker's Jericho
- Taylor Cole (Laguna Beach), in Laguna Beach
- Virgil "Tiger" Cole, in Flight of the Intruder
Fictional characters with given name Cole
- Cole Bucket, a character from the animated TV series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- Cole MacGrath, the main character of the PlayStation 3 game Infamous and Infamous 2
- Cole Ortiz, a character from the eighth season of the television series 24, played by Freddy Prinze Jr.
- Cole Phelps, the main character of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game L.A. Noire
- Cole Richards, a main character of the online comic PvP
- Cole Sear, the main character of the film The Sixth Sense, played by Haley Joel Osment
- Cole Trickle, the main character of the film Days of Thunder, played by Tom Cruise
- Cole Turner, multiseason supporting actor, antagonist, and love interest in three mid-run seasons of the television series Charmed played by Julian McMahon
- Cole St. Clair, one of the main characters in Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver Trilogy
- Cole Matthews, main character of Touching Spirit Bear and The Ghost of Spirit Bear (books by Ben Mikaelsen)
- Cole, a spirit that can be a companion in the RPG game Dragon Age: Inquisition from Bioware Corp.
- Cole Brown, from the TV show Martin.
- Cole Sullivan, the main character of the PC game Gorky 17 (Odium)
- Colton 'Cole' White, the main protagonist of the PlayStation 2 game Gun
- Cole Thornhart, son of Patrick Thornhart and Marty Saybrook, on the American soap opera One Life to Live; creator, Agnes Nixon on air: 1968–2012; played by Van Hughes
- Cole Randolf, main character in the Five Kingdoms series by Brandon Mull
- Cole Gioberti, a character on the show Falcon Crest, played by William R. Moses from 1981–1987
See also
References
- ^ "Cole Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ^ Surname Database - Cole Surname History
- ^ Ancestry.com - Surname History
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