Coleman is an English and Scottish patronymic name from the Old Irish
given name Colman, from Columbun (from Latin Columba = dove). |
This description came from one of the many "Origins of the Name ...." sites on the Internet.
The joke here, is that none of this may apply to us !
According to my father, his grandfather was a german seaman in the Merchant Navy,
called
KALNUNG
On settling in England he changed his name to
COLEMAN !
These pages tell some of the family history and chronicles of the Coleman families.