Kolker is either a German-language occupational surname for a lime burner (cf. Kalker, Kalkbrenner) or a Jewish habitational name for someone from Kolki in Ukraine.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Kolker (1933–2023), Soviet and Russian composer
- Ava Kolker (2006), American child actress
- Boris Kolker (1939), Russian esperantist
- Chris Kolker, American politician from Colorado
- Henry Kolker (1874–1947), American actor and director
- Jimmy J. Kolker (1948), American diplomat
- Robert Kolker, American journalist
- Robert P. Kolker, American film historian, theorist, and critic
- Sabrina Kolker (1980), Canadian rower
- Yuri Kolker (1946), Russian poet
See also
edit- Kolker (Saga of Seven Suns), fictional character created by Kevin J Anderson
References
edit- ^ "Kolker Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Israel.
- ^ "Kolker Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
Jewish (From Ukraine): Habitational Name For Someone From A Place Called Kolki In Ukraine. German: Occupational Name For A Lime Burner A Variant Of Kalker (See Kalk Kalkbrenner ).
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