Gaut

See also: gaut, Gäut, and gå ut

English

Etymology

English and French surname, variant of Gault.

Proper noun

Gaut (plural Gauts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaut is the 22838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1121 individuals. Gaut is most common among White (72.17%) and Black/African American (23.02%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Guat, Guat.

Icelandic

Proper noun

Gaut

1. accusative of Gautur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Originally a byname; from Old Norse Gautr. Cognate with Icelandic Gautur and Swedish Göt.

Proper noun

Gaut m (definite Gauten)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• gaut, gaute (“Geat”)

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Gaut”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN