| ![Show Contents]() Couet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CouetWhat does the name Couet mean? The French Couet 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 Couet familyThe surname Couet 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 Early History of the Couet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couet research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1546, 1590, 1608, 1647 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Couet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Couet Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Couet, Coué, Couey, Couez and others. Early Notables of the Couet 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...
Couet RankingFrance, the name Couet is the 8,741st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2
| Couet migration to Canada | + |
Couet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Charles-L. Couet (1692-1754), son of Adrien Couet of St-Foy, a fort at St-Pierre, Isle of Martinique, who married Charlotte Laroche in Quebec City on March 10, 1725
- Charles Couet who married Louise Vivier in Quebec on July 5, 1751
- Louis Couet who married Madame Dugré in Quebec on November 23, 1756
- Vincent Couet who married Maraget Crépeau in Quebec
- Adrien Couet of Charolais, France, who married Marie Louise Aubert in Levis, Quebec on August 25, 1760
| Contemporary Notables of the name Couet (post 1700) | + |
- Julien Couet, American visual effects specialist, known for her work on From Dusk Till Dawn (2014-10 episodes), The Smurfs 2 (2013) and Pacific Rim (2013)
- Greg Couet, American actor, known for Caped Crusader: The Dark Hours (2014), The Workman's Cache (2015) and Remembering Amy (2015)
- Geoffrey Couet, French actor, known for La voyante (2014)
- Dionne, N. E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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