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English
Etymology
From Galician Couto or Portuguese Couto.
Proper noun
Couto (plural Coutos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Couto is the 10478th 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.
Galician
Etymology
From couto (“fiefdom”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Couto m
- A parish of Taboada, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in Mavegondo parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia
- A village in Meangos parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia
- A village in San Pedro de Mor parish, Alfoz, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in Frexulfe parish, O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in Mañente parish, Pantón, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in O Pao parish, Gomesende, Ourense, Galicia
- A village in Coruxo parish, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia
- 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.