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![Show Contents]() Cousteau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
The noble French surname Cousteau is of local origin, deriving from a geographic feature near where the initial bearer once resided. In this instance, the name is derived from the French word, "cote," which in a geographic sense, means, "by the coast." Early Origins of the Cousteau familyThe surname Cousteau was first found in Languedoc where this illustrious family held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Cousteau familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cousteau research. Another 323 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1650, 1696, 1700, 1704, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1808, 1816 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Cousteau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cousteau Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lacoste, Lacostes, La Coste, La Costes, Lacauste, Lacaustes, La Caustes, La Causte, De Lacoste, De Lacostes, De Lacauste, De Lacaustes, Coste, Cost, Coust, Couste, Caust, Costes, Causte, Caustes, Decoteau, Costil, Cotel, Coteau and many more. Early Notables of the Cousteau familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cousteau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cousteau familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: B. Lacoste, aged 30; settled in New Orleans in 1821; Emily LaCoste, aged 22; settled in New York in 1822; Felix LaCoste, aged 29; settled in New York in 1822.
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- Anne Jacques François Cousteau de Labarrère, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1
- Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), famous marine explorer who invented the aqua-lung and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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