Kossuth and its variations—Kossut, Kosuth, Košút, etc.—are surnames of

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slavi ...

origin. The literal meaning is "a hornless forest animal", most commonly a female (doe) deer or roe deer. ''Ko-'' is a prefix that provides emphasis to the root ''šutý'', meaning "hornless". In Slovak, ''košuta'' or ''košút'' can also mean "a castrated goat", "a somersault", or, in dialect, "a bossy person". Notable people with this surname include *

Ferenc Kossuth Ferenc Lajos Ákos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (16 November 1841 – 25 May 1914) was a Hungarian civil engineer and politician. Biography The son of Hungarian revolutionary Lajos Kossuth, Ferenc was educated at the Paris Polytechnic ...

(1841–1914), Hungarian civil engineer and politician *

Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (, hu, udvardi és kossuthfalvi Kossuth Lajos, sk, Ľudovít Košút, anglicised as Louis Kossuth; 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, poli ...

(1802–1894), Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician, and Governor-President of Hungary in 1849 *

Małgorzata Kossut Małgorzata Kossut (born 10 March 1950) is a Polish neuroscientist specializing in neuroplasticity and neural mechanisms of learning and memory, professor of natural sciences, Head of Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology and Laborato ...

, Polish neuroscientist *

Joseph Kosuth Joseph Kosuth (; born January 31, 1945), an American conceptual artist, lives in New York and London,

(born 1945), American conceptual artist *

Juraj Košút Juraj Košút (also Ďorď or Ďurko, hu, Kossuth György, 12 May 1776 – 31 July 1849) was a Hungarian nobleman, a lawyer and a supporter of the Slovak national movement. Family He was baptized as Georgius Kossuth on 12 May 1776 in Necpál. ...

(1776–1849), Slovak nobleman and lawyer from the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephe ...

who supported the Slovak national movement *

Marek Košút Marek Košút (born 26 September 1988 in Považská Bystrica) is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for 4. liga club FC Slovan Galanta FC Slovan Galanta is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Galanta. The club was founde ...

, Slovak football striker *

Tomáš Košút Tomáš Košút (born 13 January 1990) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Czech club Spoje Prague as a centre-back. Club career In June 2017, Košút signed for Polish side Arka Gdynia. Honours Spartak Trnava * Slovak Cup Th ...

(born 1990), Slovak football defender

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