Coello History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Coello 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.
Early Origins of the Coello family
The surname Coello was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Coello family
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Coello Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coello, Coella, de Coello, Coellos and others.
Early Notables of the Coello family
Notable bearers of the family name Coello
- Alonso Sánchez Coello (circa 1531-1588), Spanish Renaissance portrait painter
- Antonio Coello (1611-1652), Spanish dramatist and poet, a member of the household of the duke de Albuquerque
- Claudio Coello (c.1642-1693), Spanish baroque painter, court painter to Charles II, (1661-1700), the last Hapsburg king of Spain
Coello Ranking
In the United States, the name Coello is the 18,762nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Coello migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Coello Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Francisco Coello, who sailed to Peru in 1592
Coello Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Antonio Coello, who arrived in Peru in 1892 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Coello (post 1700) +
- Víctor Coello (b. 1974), Honduran soccer player
- Mariana Grajales Coello (1808-1893), Cuban icon of the women's struggle and the fight for an independent Cuba, known as the "Mother of Cuba"
- Fernando Coello Layton (1847-1926), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1891-97; State Court Judge in Ohio, 1908 3
- Antonia Coello Novello M.D. (b. 1944), Puerto Rican physician and public health, 14th Surgeon General of the United States (1990-1993), the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as Surgeon General
- Óscar Coello Cruz (b. 1947), Peruvian poet and literary critic
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html