Couto

Couto may mean a number of different things:

Surname

Couto is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It's meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occours, Coutinho. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

• André Couto, Portuguese/Macanese racing driver.
• Fernando Couto, Portuguese football player.
• Gustavo Couto, Argentine Musician & designer.
• Mia Couto, Mozambican writer.
• Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal.
• Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian.
• Daniel Couto, American musician.
• José Torres Couto, Portuguese politician.
• Gago Coutinho, Portuguese aviation pioneer.
• Corey Couto, United States physician
• Vasco Coutinho, founder of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.
• Josefina Couto, legendary Fado singer.
• Jimmy Couto Famous High School Baseball Player

Places

• Couto de Santa Cristina, in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
• São Miguel do Couto, in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
• Couto do Mosteiro, in Santa Comba Dão, Portugal.
• Couto de Esteves, in Sever do Vouga, Portugal.
• Couto, in Barcelos, Portugal.
• Couto de Baixo, in Viseu, Portugal.
• Couto de Cima, in Viseu, Portugal.
• Couto, in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal.
• Couto de Magalhães de Minas, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
• Couto, Resendes do Ponta Delgada, Portugal.