The French Coue surname is thought to derive from the word "queue," meaning "tail." However, the reason for this becoming a surname is unknown.
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Early Origins of the Coue family
The surname Coue 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]
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Early History of the Coue family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coue research. Another 34 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1647, 1546, 1608, 1752 and 1590 are included under the topic Early Coue History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Coue Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Couet, Coué, Couey, Couez and others.
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Early Notables of the Coue family (pre 1700)
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 Coue Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Coue Ranking
In France, the name Coue is the 2,428th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. [2]
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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..
Contemporary Notables of the name Coue (post 1700)
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Émile Coué (1857-1926), French pharmacist/hypnotist
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