What is "scholte"

Scholte is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a '"scholte" = schout, but can also be patronymic, as Scholte once was used as a given name. People with this surname include:

• Frederick Scholte (d. 1959), Dutch-born principal tailor to the Duke of Windsor from 1919 to 1959
• Jan Scholte (1910-1976), Dutch water polo player
• Johan Gerard Jozef Scholte (1907-1970), Dutch geophysicist who described the Scholte wave
• Joost Scholte (b. 1978), Dutch film producer
• Owen Scholte (1896-1918), English WWI flying ace
• Reinout Scholte (b. 1967), Dutch cricket player
• Rob Scholte (b. 1958), Dutch artist
• Suzanne Scholte (b. 1959), American Human rights activist