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 Coltrane Coltrane - 50% this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Coulter Family name origins & meanings Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from Coulter in Lanarkshire or Culter, Aberdeenshire.