I have a paper that says KAYLOR is believed to be associated with the German's, meaning "descendant of KAHL (bare, bold)". I don't pretend that this is correct, but worthy of passing on. At 05:36 AM 09/02/1999 -0700, you wrote: >According to my German-English dictionary the word >kohler refers to 'charcoal works', 'charcoal burner', >among others. I don't know if this meant that the >name as a surname came from an occupation within the >field of 'charcoal' or 'smelting'. I've been told >that it means 'smelter'. > >Ralph Koehler (Kohler) > > > >--- SwimBails@aol.com wrote: >> This is a great list! There is so much good >> information that I just snick it >> over to the wordprocessor. I hope that those >> presenting family data do not >> get discouraged from a lack of a quick response. As >> we progress in our >> searches, the ah,ha response may come later. >> >> There are so many helpful links provided, too! Wow! >> >> I understand that some of the variations of Kohler >> occurred as a result of >> Ellis Island personel, postal employees, >> anglicization, phonetic spelling, >> etc. I wonder if it also ocurred in transitions >> from old/middle/modern >> German. I was also curious to know what, if >> anything, Kohler means. Does it >> refer to, for example, a person who lived near a >> hill, etc? I know Keller >> means cellar as in root or wine cellars but beyond >> that my German fails me. >> I wish the language had been kept alive in our >> family but it wasn't...sigh! >> >> Jean >> >> >> ==== KOEHLER Mailing List ==== >> Rootsweb ~GIVES~ us so much. Please >> consider becoming a supporter. >> >> > > >=== >Ralph > >========================================================= >R.E. Koehler A bad day on the golf course is >Livonia, MI USA better than a good day at work! >========================================================= >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > >==== KOEHLER Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb <GIVES> us so much. Please consider becoming a supporter. > > > Mary Ann Kaylor makaylor@npwt.net