The origin of the name Coultas is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains A silver shield with a blue chevron on which there are three silver wheels.
Spelling variations include: Coulter, Colter, Coalter, Coultere, Coultar, Coultur, Coltar, Coltur, Coltir, Coltire and many more.
First found in Lanarkshire where they held a family seat from very early times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Colters settled in Boston Mass. in 1764; Hugh and Ann Coulter settled in New York State in 1811; Charles, David, Edward, Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Margaret, Robert, Thomas, and William Coulter, all settled in Philadelphia Pa. between 1821 and 1880.
