Coutts (surname)

For other uses, see Coutts (disambiguation).

Coutts and Couts are English-language surnames derived from the Gaelic-language. The names are derived from the Gaelic cuilt, meaning "nook". It also was a habitational name from Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland.

William Coutts, a Coutts of Auchintoul, was a vassal of the Macdonald's, settled in Montrose, in the 16th century and became a provost of the town. The Coutts are associated with the Farquharsons.

People with the surname

Coutts

• Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906) - A wealthy nineteenth century philanthropist.
• Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth (1820-1894) - A wealthy nineteenth century brewer and Member of Parliament.
• Duncan Coutts (1969-) - A member of the Canadian musical band Our Lady Peace.
• Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852–1923) - A British banker.
• Frederick Coutts (1899–1986) - The 8th General of The Salvation Army (1963-1969).
• John Willie (John Alexander Scott Coutts) (1902-1962) - A pioneering fetish photographer and bondage artist.
• Morton W. Coutts (1904-2004) - New Zealand born inventor.
• Russell Coutts - (1962-) A New Zealand competitive sailor. Winner of the Americas Cup. Won Gold in Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
• Thomas Coutts (1735-1822) - Banker and founder of Coutts & Co.
• Walter Coutts (1912–1988) - A British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence 1961–2.
• Wilfred Coutts (1908-1997), Australian politician

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