Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Old English : Colt herder Boy name variations Colter Colter + 64% this year Masculine Uncommon Find out more Coulter Coulter 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Coltrane Family name origins & meanings Northern Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coltaráin, a surname associated with county Down.