Couto
Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto [ˈko(w)tu] is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- André Couto, (born 1976) Portuguese/Macanese racing driver
- Eric Couto, Executive Director of Wisconsin Progress (c. 1978-Present), founding member of Meat Knights
- Fernando Couto, (born 1969) Portuguese football player
- Grant Andrew DeCouto, (born 1995), American producer
- Mia Couto, (born 1955) Mozambican writer
- Maria Aurora Couto, Goan Catholic writer, historian and educationalist
- Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, (1890-2005) longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal
- Gago Coutinho, (1869-1959) Portuguese aviation pioneer
- Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva (c. 1385-1450), Marshal of Portugal
- Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo (1490-1561), founder of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo
Places
- Couto (Santa Cristina), in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
- Couto (São Miguel), in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
- Couto do Mosteiro, in Santa Comba Dão, Portugal
- Couto de Esteves, in Sever do Vouga, Portugal
- Couto (Barcelos), in Barcelos, Portugal
- Couto de Baixo, in Viseu, Portugal
- Couto, in Abegondo, Galicia.
- Couto de Riba, in Alfoz, Galicia
- Couto, in Gomesende, Galicia
- Couto de Abaixo, in Vigo, Galicia
- Couto de Cima, in Viseu, Portugal
- Couto, in Pantón, Galicia
- Couto (Arcos de Valdevez), in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
- Couto de Magalhaes de Minas, in Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Couto, Resendes do Ponta Delgada, Portugal