Coue History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• France
• Scotland

Etymology of Coue

The French Coue surname is thought to derive from the word "queue," meaning "tail." However, the reason for this becoming a surname is unknown.

Early Origins of the Coue family

Early History of the Coue family

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Coue Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Couet, Coué, Couey, Couez and others.

Early Notables of the Coue family

• Philibert Couet du Vivier
• Jaques Couet du Vivier (Couët) (1546-1608), a French Huguenot pastor. After the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1752) he fled to Scotland for a time. He later became minister of the French Huguenot...

Coue Ranking

France, the name Coue is the 2,428^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Coue family

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..