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Coelho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ku'eʎu], Hebrew: קוּאֵלְיוֹ, romanized Ladino: Kuelyo) is a Portuguese-Jewish surname that means "rabbit". The Coelho's are a historically known Sephardic Jewish family with connection to the inquisitions of Spain (Galicia) and Portugal.[1] The surname may be indicative of Jewish priestly origin, likely adopted by Portuguese Jews due to its phonetic similarity to the surname Cohen.[2][3] This would have been crucial in preserving the historical origin of the family, particularly during periods of assimilation and exile.[4] Pre-inquisition evidence suggests the family originated from the central and northern regions of Portugal (Coimbra).[5] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Breen, Benjamin, (2014) [1] Amanda Herbert
  2. ^ Name your roots: Name analysis report. (n.d). Name your roots.[2]
  3. ^ Beider, A. (n.d.). The etymology of Sephardi surnames: Achievements and perspectives. Academia
  4. ^ Waas, M. (2019, December 3). On Sephardic Surnames. Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services. https://www.hollander-waas.com/blog/on-sephardic-surnames
  5. ^ Herbert, A. (2014). The Pharmaca of Jozeph Coelho: A Family of Converso Apothecaries in Seventeenth-Century Coimbra. The Recipes Project. https://doi.org/10.58079/tcs9