Kohout (feminine Kohoutová) is a Czech surname, meaning rooster. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleš Kohout (born 1972), Czech footballer
- Antonín Kohout (1919–2013), Czech cellist
- Eduard Kohout (1889–1976), Czech actor
- Jan Kohout (born 1961), Czech diplomat and politician
- Josef Kohout (1917–1994), Austrian Nazi concentration camp survivor
- Marta Kohoutová (1914–1953), Czechoslovak sprint canoer
- Michal Kohout (born 1996), Czech cyclist
- Milan Kohout (born 1955), Czech–American artist and writer
- Pavel Kohout (born 1928), Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet
- Pavel Kohout (organist) (born 1976), Czech organist
- Slavka Kohout (born 1932), American figure skating coach
- Zdeněk Kohout (born 1967), Czech bobsledder
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Language(s) | Czech |
Meaning | rooster |
Region of origin | Czech lands |
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Variant form(s) | Kohoutek, Kohaut, Kohut |