Gaut
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English
Etymology
English and French surname, variant of Gault.
Proper noun
Gaut (plural Gauts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaut is the 22838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1121 individuals. Gaut is most common among White (72.17%) and Black/African American (23.02%) individuals.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Proper noun
Gaut
- accusative of Gautur
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Originally a byname; from Old Norse Gautr. Cognate with Icelandic Gautur and Swedish Göt.
Proper noun
Gaut m (definite Gauten)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Gaut”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN