Schout (surname)

Schout is a Dutch surname derived from the former occupation of schout, local official appointed to carry out administrative, law enforcement and prosecutorial tasks. Notable people with this surname include:

• Cornelis Jacobsz Schout (c.1570 – after 1621), was a Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij
• Jacob Cornelisz Schout (c.1600 – after 1627), was a Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij
• Loth Schout (1600 – 1655), was a Dutch Golden Age brewer of Haarlem
• Pieter Schout (c1610 – after 1648), was a Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij
• Pieter Jacobsz Schout (1570–1645), was a Dutch Golden Age mayor of Haarlem

See also[]

• All pages with titles containing Schout

Surname list

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