Souto
See also: souto
English
Proper noun
Souto (plural Soutos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Souto is the 26451st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 923 individuals. Souto is most common among White (60.02%) and Hispanic/Latino (33.59%) individuals.
Galician
Etymology
From souto (“chestnut grove”), from Latin saltus (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsowto̝/
Proper noun
Souto ?
- a large number of hamlets and villages all along Galicia
- a parish of Paderne, A Coruña, Galicia
- Souto de Torres (a parish of Castroverde, Lugo, Galicia)
- Souto de Ferradal (a parish of Láncara, Lugo, Galicia)
- Souto de Limia (a parish of Muíños, Ourense, Galicia)
- a parish of San Cristovo de Cea, Ourense, Galicia
- a parish of A Peroxa, Ourense, Galicia
- a parish of A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
Related terms
- Sotomayor (English)
- Soutochao
- Soutocovo
- Soutogrande
- Soutolobre
- Soutolongo
- Soutomaior
- Soutomanco
- Soutomel
- Soutomerille
- Soutopenedo
- Soutordei
- Soutosanín
- Soutovidal
- Soutoxuste
References
- “Souto” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “Souto” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Souto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From souto (“chestnut grove, thicket”),[1] from Latin saltus (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈso(w).tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsow.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈso.tu/
Proper noun
Souto m
- a toponym indicating a chestnut grove or plantation:
- a parish of Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro district, Portugal;
- a parish of Terras de Bouro, Braga district, Portugal;
- a parish of Sabugal, Guarda district, Portugal;
- a village in Pombal parish, Pombal, Leiria district, Portugal;
- a parish of Abrantes, Santarém district, Portugal;
- a parish of Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal;
- a village in Telões parish, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real district, Portugal;
- a parish of Penedono, Viseu district, Portugal
Derived terms
- Soutaria
- Soutinho
- Soutinhos
- Souto da Carpalhosa
- Souto da Velha
- Souto de Lafões
- Souto Maior
- Soutosa
- Vila Nova de Souto d'El-Rei
Related terms
- Soutelinho
- Soutelo
- Soutilha
- Soutilho
- Soutulho
Proper noun
Souto m or f
- a toponymical surname
References
- ^ “Souto”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025