The Coelho 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 Coelho family
The surname Coelho was first found in
Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
Early History of the Coelho family
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Coelho Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coello, Coella, de Coello, Coellos and others.
Early Notables of the Coelho family (pre 1700)
Notable bearers of the family name Coelho 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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Migration of the Coelho family to the New World and Oceana
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.
Contemporary Notables of the name Coelho (post 1700)
- Anthony Lee Coelho (b. 1942), American Democrat politician, U.S. Representative from California 15th District, 1979-89; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Carlos Pinto Coelho (b. 1944), Portuguese journalist and media personality
- Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist
- José Dias Coelho (1923-1961), Portuguese painter and sculptor
- Eliane Coelho (b. 1951), Brazilian soprano singer
- Eduardo Prado Coelho (1944-2007), Portuguese writer, journalist, columnist and university professor
Historic Events for the Coelho family
- Mr. Domingos Fernandes Coelho (d. 1912), aged 20, Portuguese Third Class passenger from Funchal, Madeira Islands who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html