Skip to content
Name Lineage

    The surname Coutts

    A surname, carried by 1,592 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkuːts/ 1 syllable Soundex C320

    Coutts: #17,651 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Coutts #17,651, 1,592 people Coutts: #17,651 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Coutts #17,651, 1,592 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coutts is more common than 89.1% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,592 people named Coutts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,936 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,538.

    #17,651
    rank among US surnames
    1,592
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #17,030)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,651Heidel1,592193,936
    #17,657Dattilo1,591194,058

    Who is named Coutts

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Coutts identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Couttss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alicia Coutts
      Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, born 1987

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Coutts

    Coutts has the Soundex code C320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C320.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Coutts come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Coutts?
    1,592 people in the United States had the surname Coutts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,936 Americans. It ranked 17,651st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Coutts?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Coutts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Coutts?
    Alicia Coutts, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist.
    Where is the surname Coutts most common?
    Wikidata records people named Coutts in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Coutts?
    Coutts is /ˈkuːts/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Coutts getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,592 in 2010, up 3.5%.