The couch Surname
couch Name Meaning and History
- Cornish and Welsh: nickname for a red-haired man, from cough, coch ‘red(-haired)’. Compare Gough.
- English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of beds or bedding, or perhaps a nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English, Old French couche ‘bed’, a derivative of Old French coucher ‘to lay down’, Latin collocare ‘to place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 618 - Messages: 1906
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Ivan Couch | T.couch | 4 |
| Nathan Couch |
 RobertFisher39
| 1 |
| Virginia Couch family prior to 1700 | Robert H. Couch | 1 |
| COUCH, John Henry(1891) & Nettie M.(1894) in ID |
mttreehugger
| 0 |
| William and Hazel Couch | Sharon | 11 |
| Elisha Couch NY 1850 |
selmajoey2
| 5 |
| Sarah Couch Ga. or SC. 1800s | bob | 15 |
| Arena Couch |
ismatemplain
| 4 |
| P.H Couch |
cdholmes2007
| 2 |
| COUCH Earle V 1904-1980 |
| 0 |
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