Type Surname
Usage French
Meaning & History
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French (Quebec)
Other Forms FormsCahouet, Cayouette, Cowett, Cowette
Meaning & History
Altered form of French Cahouet, itself a regional form of chat-huant meaning "screech owl", hence a nickname referring to the bird.