Coelho

Portuguese pronunciation: [ku'eʎu]) is a Portuguese surname of Jewish origin meaning "rabbit". The Coelho’s are a historically known Sephardic Jewish family with connection to the once thriving Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal.[1] The families history bears deep ties to the persecution experienced by Jews during the inquisition in Portugal. Decendants in Portugal and Latin America with the surname Coelho have a likely Jewish origin.[2] Notable people with the surname include:

See also

Surname list
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Family names derived from the word "hare"
Germanic
  • West Germanic: De Haas, Haas, Hase, Haase, Hare
Romance
Slavic
Other
  • Estonian: Jänes
  • Hungarian: Nyúl

References

  1. ^ Breen, Benjamin, (2014) [1] Amanda Herbert
  2. ^ Name your roots: Name analysis report. (n.d). Name your roots.[2]