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The De 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.
The surname De coello was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De coello 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 De coello History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coello, Coella, de Coello, Coellos and others.
Notable bearers of the family name De coello 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...
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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.