Couto

See also: couto

English

Etymology

From Galician Couto or Portuguese Couto.

Proper noun

Couto (plural Coutos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Couto is the 10478^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3066 individuals. Couto is most common among White (81.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.84%) individuals.

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Galician

Etymology

From couto (“fiefdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkowto̝/

Proper noun

Couto m

1. A parish of Taboada, Lugo, Galicia.
2. A village in Mavegondo parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia.
3. A village in Meangos parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia.
4. A village in San Pedro de Mor parish, Alfoz, Lugo, Galicia.
5. A village in Frexulfe parish, O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia.
6. A village in Mañente parish, Pantón, Lugo, Galicia.
7. A village in O Pao parish, Gomesende, Ourense, Galicia.
8. A village in Coruxo parish, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia.
9. a toponymical surname

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Couto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• "Couto" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• "Couto" in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.