Kohout (feminine: Kohoutová) is a Czech surname, meaning 'rooster'. The Polish counterpart is Kogut and the Slovak counterpart is Kohút. Notable people with the surname include:
- AleÃ
¡ Kohout (born 1972), Czech footballer
- AntonÃÂn Kohout (1919âÂÂ2013), Czech cellist
- Eduard Kohout (1889âÂÂ1976), Czech actor
- Jan Kohout (born 1961), Czech diplomat and politician
- Josef Kohout, known under his pen name Heinz Heger (1917âÂÂ1994), Austrian Nazi concentration camp survivor
- Michal Kohout (born 1996), Czech cyclist
- Milan Kohout (born 1955), Czech-American artist and writer
- Pavel Kohout (born 1928), Czech-Austrian novelist, playwright and poet
- Pavel Kohout (organist) (born 1976), Czech organist
- Slavka Kohout (1932âÂÂ2024), American figure skating coach
- ZdenÃÂk Kohout (born 1967), Czech bobsledder
See also