Couling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Couling

What does the name Couling mean?

Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Couling is Mac Giolla Chuille. Cuille has been suggested to be an abbreviation of Mochuille, the name of a saint. However, other origins also exist for this name.

Early Origins of the Couling family

The surname Couling was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Couling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couling research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1667, 1743 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Couling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Couling Spelling Variations

Spelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Couling has been spelled Cooley, Cooling, Cowley, Cully, Colly, McCooley, Coaley, Coolyng, Couley, Colley, McCowley, Cooleng, McCoolay, Coolay, Collay, Cullay, Cowleigh, Culleigh and many more.

Early Notables of the Couling family

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Couling migration to Australia +

Couling Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Couling, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Baring" in April 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 1

Sources +

Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baring