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".
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 Charlotte Coles, British oncologist and professor Cowper Phipps Coles (1819–1870), British naval captain and designer Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1959), British writer, 50% of Manning Coles Daniel J Coles (b. 1965), American Educator, Superintendent of Schools Dane Coles (b. 1986), New Zealand rugby player 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 abolitionist and 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 Sir 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 Coles (b. 1977), American football player Lisa Coles (b. 1964), American broadcaster Lisa Guerrero Manning Coles, pseudonym of British spy writers Adelaide Manning (1891–1955) and Cyril Coles (1899–1965) Mark Coles, New Zealand cricket coach Megan Gail Coles, Canadian writer 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 Richard Coles (civil servant) (1862–1935), British civil servant Robert Coles (settler) (–1655), early settler in New England Robert Coles (psychiatrist) (1928–2026), American author, child psychiatrist and academic Robert Coles (golfer) (born 1972), English golfer Robert T. Coles (1929–2020), African-American architect, educator, and social justice activist 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
See also Coles (disambiguation) Sadie Coles HQ, gallery Cole (surname)
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