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The French Couez surname is thought to derive from the word "queue," meaning "tail." However, the reason for this becoming a surname is unknown.
The surname Couez was first found in Couhé, a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. The manor became a marquis in 1652. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couez research. Another 34 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1546, 1590, 1608, 1647 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Couez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Couet, Coué, Couey, Couez and others.
Notable amongst the family at this time was Philibert Couet du Vivier; and his son, Jaques Couet du Vivier (Couët) (1546-1608), a French Huguenot pastor. After the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1752) he fled to Scotland...
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Couez Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adrien Couet of Charolais, France, who married Marie Louise Aubert in Levis on August 25, 1760; Charles Couet, who married Charlotte Laroche in Quebec City on March 10, 1725..