Kollmann is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, which means "

coal miner Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extrac ...

" or "coal seller", from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

''Kol'' "coal" and ''Mann'' "man".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Kohlmann Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Köllmann, Kollman and Kolmann. The name may refer to: * Arthur Kollmann (1858–1941) German medical researcher * Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann (1756–1829), German composer * Christina Kollmann (born 1988), Austrian cyclist *

Gabriele Köllmann Gabriele Köllmann is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. She won two medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1981 and a silver in 1979 ...

(born 1960), German slalom canoeist *

Jeffrey Kollman Jeffrey "Jeff" Kollman is an American guitarist and occasional bassist from Toledo, Ohio, best known for his work with Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Glenn Hughes (British musician), Glenn Hughes, UFO (band), UFO offshoot Phil Mogg, Mogg/Pete W ...

(born 1968), American musician * Julius Kollmann (1834–1918), German scientist * Nancy Kollmann (born 1950), American historian *

Peter Kollman Peter Andrew Kollman (July 24, 1944–May 25, 2001) was a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. He is known for his work in computational chemistry, molecular modeling and bioinfo ...

(1944–2001), American chemist * Petr Kolmann (born 1988), Czech ice hockey player * Roland Kollmann (born 1976), Austrian football player * Walter Kollmann (1932–2017), Austrian football player

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