'''Coolen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkoːlə(n)}}) is a Dutch patronymic surname.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=coolen&gba_naam=Coolen&nfd_naam=Coolen&operator=eq&taal= Coolen] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> Variant forms are ''Colen'', ''Kolen'' and ''Koolen''. ''Cool'' and ''Kool'' are archaic short forms of the given name Nicolaas.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/populariteit/naam/Kool Kool] at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/coolen|title=Meaning, origin and history of the surname Coolen|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> In Canada the name may also have evolved as a modern spelling of Coulon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web2.uwindsor.ca/library/leddy/people/art/names.html|title=Nova Scotia's Montbeliard Names|website=web2.uwindsor.ca|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref>
Notable people with this surname include:
* Antoon Coolen (1897–1961), Dutch writer * Coenrad Laurens Coolen (1773-?), Indonesian evangelist * {{interlanguage link|Jef Coolen|de||nl|}} (1944–2016), Belgian jazz trumpet player * Louis Coolen (born 1952), Dutch football midfielder and manager * Nadia Coolen (born 1994), Dutch football forward * Nancy Coolen (born 1973), Dutch singer and television host * Rini Coolen (born 1967), Dutch football defender and manager * Tom Coolen (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey coach * {{interlanguage link|Yves Coolen|ca||fr||nl|}} (born 1995), Belgian cyclist ;Koolen * Dionysius A.P.N. Koolen (1871–1945), Dutch politician, Minister of Labour, Trade and Industry 1925–26 * Kees Koolen (born 1965), Dutch rally raid racer and businessman * Nicole Koolen (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player * Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player
==See also== * Ricky Koole (born 1972), Dutch singer and film actress * Colen, surname and given name * Coole (disambiguation) {{srt}}
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames