Coutou History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Coutou

Noble surnames, such as Coutou, evoke images of the ancient province of Bourbonnais, which was the most central of all the French Provinces. The original bearer of the name Coutou, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Coutou family originally lived in a village in Bourbonnais.

Early Origins of the Coutou family

Early History of the Coutou family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coutou research. Another 29 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1443, 1632, 1634, 1730, 1732, 1750, 1790, 1791, 1815, 1837, 1848, 1868 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Coutou History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coutou Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Coutu, Coutin, Coutinet, Coutet, Couttet, Couton, Couthon, Coutou, Coutout, Coutouly, Coutisson, Cotin, Cotet, Coton, Cot, Cotard, Cottard, Coutil, Couture and many more.

Early Notables of the Coutou family

• Guillaume Couture, who left for Canada in 1632. In 1634 he went with other Jesuits to live with the Hurons. Alphonse-Henri-Luçon Coutouly, born in 1730, was an author, inspector of the library of Tour...
• Gustave de Coutouly was a diplomat in Copenhagen in 1791