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English Meaning Pet form of Nicholas "coal black" Variant form(s) Cole, Colles
Coles is a patronymic surname of English origins deriving from either a pet form of the name Nicholas or from the Old English word meaning '"coal black".
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Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur William Coles (1892–1982), Australian businessman
Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles (b. 1968), American basketball player
Bryony Jean Coles (b. 1946), British prehistoric archaeologist
Cameron Coles (b. 1974), Australian-born Scottish cricketer
Cecil Frederick Coles (1888–1918), British composer
Charles "Honi" Coles (1911–1992), American tap dancer
Charlie Coles (1942–2013), American basketball player and coach
Cowper Phipps Coles (1819–1870), British naval captain and designer
Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1959), British writer, 50% of Manning Coles
Daniel Richard Coles (b. 1981), English footballer
Darnell Coles (b. 1962), American baseball player and coach
Dennis Coles (b. 1970), Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan
Edward Coles (1786–1868), American politician
Elisha Coles (1640–1680), English lexicographer
Elizabeth Coles (1912–1975), British novelist Elizabeth Taylor
Fenton George Coles (b. 1937), Welsh rugby player
George Coles (cricketer, born 1798) (1798–1865), English amateur cricketer
George Coles (politician) (1810–1875), Canadian politician; first Premier of Prince Edward Island
George Edward Coles (1851–1903), English cricketer
George Coles (architect) (1884–1963), English architect
George James "G.J." Coles (1885–1977), founder of what was to become the Coles Group shopping empire, Australia
H. Brent Coles (b. 1951), mayor of Boyse, Idaho
Isaac Coles (1747–1813), American politician
Kimberly Coles (b. 1962), American actress
Joanne Coles (b. 1992), English motorcycle trials rider
John Coles (1833–1919), English businessman
John Coles (archaeologist) (1930-2020), archaeologist
John David Coles , American TV and film director
Leslie Stephen Coles (1941–2014), American biogerontologist and a key member of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation
Laveranues Leon Coles (b. 1977), American football player
Lisa Coles (b. 1964), American broadcaster Lisa Guerrero
Manning Coles , pseudonymous of British spy writer's Adelaide Manning (1891-1955) and Cyril Coles (1899-1965)
Mark Coles , New Zealand cricket coach
Miriam Coles Harris (1834–1925), author whose anonymous first novel attracted several impostors
Nathaniel Adams Coles (1919–1965), American jazz musician Nat King Cole
Neil Chapman Coles (b. 1934), British golfer
Peter Coles (b. 1963), Professor of Astrophysics at Cardiff University
Ray Coles , mayor and committee member
Lakewood , New Jersey
Richard Coles (b. 1962), British musician and clergyman
Robert Coles (b. 1929), American psychiatrist, educator, author
Robert Coles (
c. 1600 –1655), early settler in New England
Walter Coles (1790–1857), U.S. Representative from Virginia
William Coles Finch (1864–1944),English author and historian
Wayne Coles-Janess , Australian writer, film director and producer
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