The English surname Coles, is derived from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col ‘(char)coal’, presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance). The first written reference to the name is Randolphi Coles, who was registered in The Winton Rolls of Hampshire in 1148. One of the earliest settlers in the American colonies was Edward Coles, who on June 15th 1635, at the age of 20 yrs, embarked on the ship 'Thomas and John' of London, bound for Virginia.
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