Släkthistoria för Gathercole
Gathercole Vad efternamn betyder
English (East Anglia): nickname apparently from Middle English gad(e)ren ‘to gather’ + co(u)ld ‘cold’ but of uncertain application. The forms with -cole etc. are a later development a reinterpretation as ‘gather coal’ or ‘gather cabbage’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
