Kohout
See also: kohout
English
Etymology
From Czech kohout (“rooster”).
Proper noun
Kohout (plural Kohouts)
- A surname from Czech.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kohout is the 19763rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1362 individuals. Kohout is most common among White (96.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kohout”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.
Czech
Etymology
From kohout (“rooster”). Cognate with Polish Kogut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoɦou̯t]
Proper noun
Kohout m anim (female equivalent Kohoutová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Kohout (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kohout | Kohoutové |
| genitive | Kohouta | Kohoutů |
| dative | Kohoutovi | Kohoutům |
| accusative | Kohouta | Kohouty |
| vocative | Kohoute | Kohoutové |
| locative | Kohoutovi | Kohoutech |
| instrumental | Kohoutem | Kohouty |
Further reading
- “Kohout”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Czech Kohout, from kohout (“rooster”). The meaning is equivalent to the native surname Hahn.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kohout m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohouts or (with an article) Kohout, feminine genitive Kohout, plural Kohouts)
- a surname