Couthon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Couthon

Noble surnames, such as Couthon, evoke images of the ancient province of Bourbonnais, which was the most central of all the French Provinces. The original bearer of the name Couthon, 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 Couthon family originally lived in a village in Bourbonnais.

Early Origins of the Couthon family

Early History of the Couthon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couthon 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 Couthon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Couthon 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 Couthon family

Notable amongst the family name in this period was 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 Tours, and doctor of the brother of the king; Guillaume-Martin Couture was an architect in Rouen in 1732; Pierre Cot was an administrator in Montpellier in 1750; L.M. Cottard was a professor in Marseille in 1790; Gustave de Coutouly was a diplomat...
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Migration of the Couthon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 200 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Etienne Coutu was married in 1733 in Lavaltrie.