The couto Surname
couto Name Meaning and History
- Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places so named or named with couto ‘enclosed pasture’ (Late Latin cautum, from the past participle of cavere ‘to make safe’). In some cases the name may be topographic.
- Possibly an altered spelling of French Couteau (see Coutu).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 7 - Messages: 34
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| do Couto from Sao Miguel Azores | Rene Mensink | 16 |
| Mrs. Vicenta SAPHIER COUTO RODRIGUEZ (1868-1935) | Mitch Roll | 7 |
| Louis Couto and Joaquim Couto | Lu Ann | 1 |
| looking for dcoutho/dcouto | vivian | 1 |
| loocking for aroldo couto | othoniel goncalves meirelles sobrinho | 1 |
| Manuel Couto |
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| Looking for Phillip Couto of Harbor City | Jay Dudley | 0 |
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