A brand name for plumbing fixtures and engines, or a surname of German origin.
From German surname Köhler, meaning 'charcoal burner' or 'coal merchant,' derived from Middle High German kol 'coal' plus the agent suffix -er. The name became associated with the American company founded by John Michael Kohler in 1873.
The Kohler company started as a farm implement business but pivoted to bathroom fixtures when the founder enameled a horse trough to create one of America's first bathtubs! The German occupational surname reflects the medieval importance of charcoal production for metalworking.
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