Article Nº 0970 Family, surname or lineage Vol. I · p. 546
Coelho
The Coelho family name in Madeira descends from Rodrigo Anes Coelho, an early settler who held sesmaria land at Ponta do Sol.
This family surname derives from Rodrigo Anes Coelho, one of the first settlers of Madeira, who held sesmaria (royal land grant to settlers on condition of cultivation) land at Ponta do Sol (‘point of the sun’), apparently at Lombo de São João.
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