A German surname the Kohl family name means a farmer or merchant of cabbage. The origin Latin term of ‘caulis’ refers to a stalk. Then the Middle High German term of ‘kol’ meant cabbage.

Spelling variations for Kohl include Kohle, Koel, Kol, Khole, Koehle and Koeh.

Kohl is a popular surname in Germany and Austria, having originated in the Wurttemberg region.
In England the Kohl families are concentration in the city of London and in the county of Kent.

The Kohl surname is located chiefly in Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, California, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Michigan in the United States.

Famous: Helmut Josef Kohl (chancellor of Germany), Joseph Kohl (19th century Mayor of Neutral Moresnet - near Belgium), Christiane Kohl (soprano singer from Germany), Chantel Kohl (singer), Herbert H. Kohl (owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball team and Kohl‘s grocery stores) and Bernhard Kohl (professional road bicycle racer from Austria).