Kolb Family History
Kolb Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German kolbe ‘mace’ or ‘cudgel’ which was both a weapon and part of an official's insignia in some cases the insignia of a jester; or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with this word. In Silesia the term denoted a shock of hair or a shorn head. Compare Kulp .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022