Swartwout

Swartwout is a Dutch surname, a variant of Swarthout (literally, black skin). Notable people with it include:
 * Cornelius Swartwout (1839–1910), American inventor
 * Egerton Swartwout (1870–1943), American architect
 * Tracy and Swartwout, an architectural firm in New York City
 * Frederick Swartwout Cozzens (1818–1869), American humorist
 * Jacobus Swartwout (1734–1827), American landowner, statesman and military leader
 * Robert Swartwout (1779–1848), American military officer, merchant and alderman
 * Robert Egerton Swartwout (1905–1951), American-born author, poet and cartoonist
 * Roeloff Swartwout (1634–1715), Dutch settler in America
 * Samuel Swartwout (1783–1856), American soldier, merchant and politician
 * Swartwout–Hoyt scandal, a political scandal in 1829
 * Thomas Samuel Swartwout (1660–1723), American settler
 * Tomys Swartwout (1607–1660), Dutch merchant, ancestor of Robert Swartwout