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Origins Available: English, French Where did the French Cotys family come from? What is the French Cotys family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cotys family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cotys family history? The Cotys name comes from that Medieval landscape of southern France known as Languedoc. The name Cotys was originally derived from the family having lived in Languedoc, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Cotys, including Cote, Cot, Cotte, Cott, Kott, Kote, Cotée, Cotet, Cotin, Coton, Cottet, Cottin, Cotton, Cotard, Cottard, Lacotte, Cotté, Cottu, Cottarel, Cottebrune, Cotner, Cottez and many more. First found in Languedoc, where they are recorded as one of the distinguished ancient families of that region. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cotys research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1472, 1595, 1600, 1613, 1656, 1707, 1735, 1789, 1810, and 1841 are included under the topic Early Cotys History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Cotys Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Cotys has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Cotys were Eliz Cote, aged 22; who settled in Virginia in 1635; Johann Hennrich Cothe settled in Pennsylvania in 1738; Auguste Kott, aged 27; settled in Texas in 1846.
The Cotys Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cotys Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:28. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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