Tour Scotland photograph of the John Coutts gravestone in the graveyard cemetery in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland. For 38 years the zealous and respected Schoolmaster of Rattray Paarish, born in Glenshee in 1787, died in Rattray 27th January, 1859, aged 72. Coutts and Couts are English language surnames derived from the Gaelic language. The names are derived from the Gaelic cuilt, meaning " nook ". It also was a habitational name from Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland. William Coutts, a Coutts of Auchintoul, was a vassal of the Macdonald's, settled in Montrose, in the 16th century and became a provost of the town. The Coutts are associated with the the Clan Farquharson.
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