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Coulon History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Coulon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Coulon came from the personal name Nicholas. A common diminutive of the name Nicholas was Colin. 1

Saint Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen, Denbighshire which translates from the Welsh as "church of the hazel-wood."

Early Origins of the Coulon family

The surname Coulon was first found in various counties throughout old Britain. By example, the Hundreorum Rolls of 1273 list William de Colince or Colunce as holding lands at Chadlington, Oxford, and Hugh de Culunce had custody of Pont Orson temp. King John, c. 1200. Ernis de Coulonces married a daughter of William de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, temp. Henry I. and Hugh de Colonches in 1165, held a barony of four fees. Adam de Coulnce paid a fine to the King in Oxfordshire 1203, and Hugh de Coulnce confirmed lands to Mottisfont Priory 2

We must look to Somerset to view an early entry for an early phonetic match to the more popular spellings of today. For it is there that John Colyngs was listed as holding lands, 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of King Edward III.) 3

Down in Cornwall, the Halset manor in Lesnewth, "belonged to the family of Colyn but in the reign of James I. it was the property of Thomas Southcott, Esq. and Mr. Humphrey Brown." 4

Again in Cornwall, "the manor of Luxulian was in the family of Collins in the reign of Elizabeth, after which it became the property of the Kendalls." 4

Early History of the Coulon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coulon research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1500, 1576, 1618, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1651, 1653, 1660, 1667, 1683, 1690, 1697, 1705, 1711 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Coulon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coulon Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Coulon family name include Collins, Collin, Collings, Colling, Collis, Caullins, Caulling, Caullings, Caullis, Colins, Colings, Coliss and many more.

Early Notables of the Coulon family

Distinguished members of the family include Samuel Collins (1576-1651), an English clergyman and academic, Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge and Provost of King's College, Cambridge; and his son, John Collins (1624-1711), an English academic and politician; Abraham Cowley (1618-1667), an English poet born in the City of London; John Collinges (1623-1690), an English Presbyterian theologian, participant in the Savoy Conference, ejected minister, and prolific writer; John Collins (1625-1683), an...
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Coulon Ranking

In France, the name Coulon is the 203^rd most popular surname with an estimated 16,838 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Coulon family to Ireland

Some of the Coulon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Coulon migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Coulon surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Coulon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Coulon, who settled in Philadelphia in 1798

Coulon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Paul Coulon, who settled in Philadelphia in 1803
Coulon, aged 27, settled in New Orleans in 1822
John Coulon, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840
Laure Coulon, aged 18, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 6
Michael Coulon, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 6

Coulon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coulon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Aufray Coulon, son of Jean and Marie, who married Françoise Tierce, daughter of Guillaume and Catherine, in Quebec on 13th October 1671 7
Louis Coulon, son of Pierre and Françoise, who married Marguerite Martel, daughter of Honoré and Marguerite, in Quebec on 10th January 1695 7

Coulon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Louis-Antoine Coulon, son of Louis and Marguerite, who married Geneviève Lalue, daughter of Léonard and Marie-Françoise, in Varennes, Quebec on 19th March 1719 7
François Coulon, son of Louis and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Burel, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Anne, in Varennes, Quebec on 10th January 1724 7
Joseph Coulon, son of Nicolas and Angélique, who married Anne-Marguerite Soumande, daughter of Jean-Paschal and Ursule, in Montreal, Quebec on 11th October 1745 7
Gabriel Coulon, son of René and Geneviève, who married Catherine Hilaire, daughter of Louis and Catherine, in Lavaltrie, Quebec on 7th November 1747 7
Antoine Coulon, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Marie-Louise Palin, daughter of Louis and Geneviève, in Longueuil, Quebec on 22nd January 1748 7
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Coulon migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Coulon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Pat Coulon, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1847 8

Coulon migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Coulon Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Coulon, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
Miss Mary Coulon (Conlon), British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Evening Star" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand in 1858 9
John Coulon, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Mary Coulon, aged 30, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880
Catherine Coulon, aged 25, a servant, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Earl Granville" in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Coulon (post 1700) +

Johnny Coulon (1889-1973), American bantamweight boxing champion boxer (1910 to 1914)
George David Coulon (1822-1904), French-born, American painter
Jocelyn Coulon (b. 1957), Canadian author, researcher and former federal election candidate from Quebec
Georges Coulon (1838-1912), French lawyer and politician, Vice President of the French Council of State (1898 to 1912)
Brigadier-General Albert Coulon (b. 1876), French Inspector-General of Machines 10

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TRAFALGAR 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Trafalgar.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Albert Coulon. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Coulon/Albert/France.html