The colt Surname
colt Name Meaning and History
English: from Middle English colt ‘young ass’, later also
‘young horse’, ‘colt’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone
who looked after asses and horses, or a nickname for an obstinate or
frisky person, from the same word. In northern England colt was
a generic term for working horses and asses.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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