Souto

See also: souto

English

Proper noun

Souto (plural Soutos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Souto is the 26451^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 923 individuals. Souto is most common among White (60.02%) and Hispanic/Latino (33.59%) individuals.

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Galician

Etymology

From souto (“chestnut grove”), from Latin saltus (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsowto̝/

Proper noun

Souto

1. A large number of hamlets and villages all along Galicia
2. A parish of Paderne, A Coruña, Galicia.
3. Souto de Torres (a parish of Castroverde, Lugo, Galicia)
4. Souto de Ferradal (a parish of Láncara, Lugo, Galicia)
5. Souto de Limia (a parish of Muíños, Ourense, Galicia)
6. A parish of San Cristovo de Cea, Ourense, Galicia.
7. A parish of A Peroxa, Ourense, Galicia.
8. A parish of A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia.
9. a toponymical surname

Related terms

• Sotomayor
• Soutochao
• Soutocovo
• Soutogrande
• Soutolobre
• Soutolongo
• Soutomaior
• Soutomanco
• Soutomel
• Soutomerille
• Soutopenedo
• Soutordei
• Soutosanín
• Soutovidal
• Soutoxuste

References

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Soito

Etymology

From souto (“chestnut grove, thicket”), from Latin saltus (“forest”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.tu/

• Homophone: souto
• Hyphenation: Sou‧to

Proper noun

Souto m

1. A location in Portugal
   1. A parish of Abrantes
   2. A parish of Arcos de Valdevez
   3. A parish of Penedono
   4. A parish of Sabugal
   5. A parish of Santa Maria da Feira
   6. A parish of Terras de Bouro
   7. A village in Pombal parish, Pombal
   8. A village in Telões parish, Vila Pouca de Aguiar
2. A location in Galicia, Spain

Proper noun

Souto m or f

1. a toponymical surname