The Kohl surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,303 people carried this name — #3,806 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,041 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Kohl surname
From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kohl» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 419 people named Kohl.
68 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
314 people named Kohl live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 103 people named Kohl live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Kohl live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Kohl have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 95 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
198 people named Kohl is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Kohl in American newspapers,
1903–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 231,757 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kohl,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ditmar Koel 1500–1563 · mayor -
Andreas Kohl 1568–1655 · jurist -
Andreas Kohl 1624–1657 · engraver -
Ludvík Kohl 1746–1821 · teacher -
Johann Georg Kohl 1808–1878 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 151 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kohl.
- Koestel 124 · U.S. census
- Koffel 311 · U.S. census
- Koffi 377 · U.S. census
- Koffler 868 · U.S. census
- Kogut 1,600 · U.S. census
- Kohen 743 · U.S. census
- Kohler 16,686 · U.S. census
- Kohn 9,701 · U.S. census
- Kohr 1,520 · U.S. census
- Kohut 2,002 · U.S. census
- Kok 1,622 · U.S. census
- Kokot 294 · U.S. census
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