# Coutts (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/coutts/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,592 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,651 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 193,936 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (1,538 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkuːts/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The bank takes its name from James Coutts and his descendants, who became partners at the bank in the 1750s and 60s. The surname is also spelled Couts.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Coutts in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Coutts in Australia.

## People named Coutts

- Alicia Coutts, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

## Similar surnames

Coates, Coats, Coots, Cutts, Couts, Cates, Chadwick, Chaidez, Cadiz, Cutshaw, Cadieux, Chittick.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.