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