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Cuello Surname

Cuello Surname

fran_hampton (View posts)
Posted: 31 Jan 2002 4:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cuello
I would love to know the "geographical-historical" path of the Cuellos, on your side... I am still inquiring about my ancestors. I was told that the name was probably Jewish in origin (Sephardic) ... I look in some texts and there was indication of both Coello and Cohello as Jewish... I ask my mother about it and she told me that my father used to say that his grand-father used to light candles on Friday evenings.... So the circle is closed... I also recently had an e-mail from Harry Stein (see the "www.Sephardic.com") website insighting me that the name Cuello may be sephardic. A JEWISH name. please check this website out as you will be amazed that yes Cuello is sephardic.

There are Coellos or Cuellos who are probably "old Christian"... but most likely in Spain or Portugal. They are descendents of "French" mercenaries hired by a Portuguese King to fight the Moorish... It is because they were respectable Christian that some Jewish people adopted
their name to protect themselves... came from Spain to the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata ( today's Argentina) probably in the late 1500's... They were "gauchos". They are most probably "marranos"... that is falsely converted ( to Christianism) Jews. The Inquisition was very active
at that time, both in Spain and South America.


I never got to meet my grandmother, my mother says she passed when she was small and was raised by her stepmother. My mother had 2-brothers and 2-sisters, all of whom were in Texas. Now only leaving 1-sister and 1-brother.

I vaguely remember my grandfather, Pablo Cuello. He and his family were very devoted Catholics and also lite candles (only I will ask my mother if it was a Friday type ceramony). They were very close to the Catholic Church. My step-grandmother kept her head covered on Sunday's and never missed a mass. My grandfather had a light complextion and blue/grayish eyes, he was a very quite man. I remember him standing at the door to greet us, and we never entered his home until he blessed us. Once we were in his home (visiting); we didn't see him until we were ready to leave. This is why I am so interested in my mother's maiden name, because I know hardly anything. My mother still lives (71 yrs.) and was born and raised in a small town in Texas called Gonzales. She said her father was from Mexico, but has not gone into detail as to what part of Mexico.

I will be questioning my mother soon about whatever she can remember and try to order SSI papers from the US Gov't which will list my grandfathers birth, and parents names and country of origin and will send you more info as receive it.

I hope that the above helps...(Let me know about your "stories", if you wish)

You are most welcome to e-mail me at any time. I live in a small town outside of Houston, Texas
called Rosharon.

Cuello possibly Sephardic

Posted: 6 Jan 2004 1:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Coello, Carrillo, Albornoz, Rodriguez
Fran....when I read your entry, I couldn't believe it! I too have been looking at my genealogy looking for historical reasons of why our ancestors left their homeland. I have the names of most of my ancestors dating from the 1500's. I had an ancestor called Isabel Rodriguez Coello who married Domingo Carrillo de Albornoz (born in Madrid, Spain 1590) This couple had a son Sebastian who was born in Puerto de la Oratava in Tenerife, Canary Islands. In the middle 1600's the family went to Cuba. Interestingly enough EVERY ancestor that I trace back left at the same time and all their surnames are in the Sephardim.com list. As I read somewhere, of course they would marry among themselves, it was "safer". I couldn't be more pleased to be counted as a Sephardic Jew! Please let me know what you find at silviaeaston@yahoo.com
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