Coutts (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Coutts is most associated with the private bank of the same name.
Other spellings of the surname include Coates, Cootes and Coutes. There is also some association with the surname Colt (of Samuel Colt fame).
The surname is said to be Pictish in origin (Family Heritage International, 1989), and simply means those that live near the coots, a type of waterfowl.
The family motto is In utraque fortuna paratus (meaning I prosper both ways). The most ancient coat of arms granted is (on a silver background) a red stag's head with a blue arrowhead between the antlers.
Contents |
[edit] Coutts International Register
According to the Coutts International Register (1989), the estimated numbers of Coutts family members around the world are:
- United States of America - 1,992
- Canada - not available
- Australia - 2,609
- New Zealand - 1,057
- Great Britain - 3,466
- Northern Ireland - 39
[edit] Famous people
- Alexander Coutts Fraser (born 1886, died 1939). Artist.
- Burdett-Coutts - Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts. A wealthy philanthropist in the 19th century
- Dave Coutts, former rock singer with Ten Inch Men, joined with members of Stone Temple Pilots to form Talk Show
- David Coutts of the Alberta Legislature
- Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks - (29 December 1820 - 4 March 1894). A wealthy brewer.
- Duncan Coutts is the current bass player of Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace
- Francis Coutts - Francis Burdett Money Coutts-Nevill, 5th Baron Latymer. One-time heir to the Coutts fortune, also a poet and writer of operas.
- Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army
- James William Coutts (1971 to present), Scottish Accordion Champion 1992, Danceband leader and decorated Driving Instructor.
- Professor John Archibald Coutts of Bristol University
- Morton W. Coutts - inventor from New Zealand of the revolutionary continuous fermentation method of the brewing of beer. His father's name was William Joseph Khutze, a German who adopted the similar sounding Coutts surname during World War I to sound more British.
- Russell Coutts, sailor from New Zealand, and winner of the Americas Cup. Won gold in sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
- Thomas Coutts of Coutts bank
- Thomas Gordon Coutts, Queens Counsel, Scotland.
- Sir Walter Coutts (1912–1988) was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence 1961–2.
- William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle (April 15, 1832 - August 28, 1894), was a British soldier and politician.
- Glen Coutts, Lecturer in Art, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
[edit] Places
- Coutts, AB - small village in Alberta in Canada
- Coutts Crossing - small town in New South Wales, Australia
[edit] References
- Memoirs of the Families of Colt and Coutts., By Rev. Chas. Rogers, 59pp.,
- Family Heritage International, Coutts Families Around The World (1989)
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
- Clan Farquharson - Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan.
- Tales for the L33t is a twelve-minute Flash movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet created by Chris Coutts in 1999
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
