The Coellos surname comes from the Galician word "coello," meaning "rabbit," from the Latin "cuniculus." As such, it may have originally been a nickname for someone thought to resemble a rabbit in some way.
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Early Origins of the Coellos family
The surname Coellos was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Early History of the Coellos family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coellos research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1390, 1406, 1460, 1502, 1531, 1588, 1611, 1614, 1642, 1652, 1661, 1664, 1693 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Coellos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Coellos Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coello, Coella, de Coello, Coellos and others.
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Early Notables of the Coellos family
Notable bearers of the family name Coellos Nicolau Coelho (c.1460-1502), an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery; Alonso Sánchez Coello (circa 1531-1588), Spanish Renaissance portrait painter; Antonio Coello (1611-1652), Spanish dramatist and poet, a member of the household of... Another 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Coellos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Coellos family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pero Cuello, who sailed to America in 1513; Leonor Coella, who arrived in Cuba in 1540; Antonio Coello, who arrived in Peru in 1592; Francisco Coello, who came to Peru in 1592.
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