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Coetzee Surname Meaning

Afrikaans: probably an altered form of Dutch Goetzee which is of French Huguenot origin probably from Gaucher. Alternatively, Coetzee may be an altered form of Dutch Kuzee a habitational name recorded in the 16th century as Cudsee and Cutsee.

This name comes from a toponym located in Zeeland, which may be interpreted as Cut's-see ‘watercourse of Cudo’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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