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.
The surname Coelho was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Coello, Coella, de Coello, Coellos and others.
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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In the United States, the name Coelho is the 9,461st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in France, the name Coelho is ranked the 2,167th most popular surname with an estimated 2,939 people with that name. [2]
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.