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Schouten
Schouten is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a schout, but can also be patronymic, as Schoute once was used as a given name. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 37th in 2007 (17,626 people). Variations include Schoute, Schoutens and Scholten. People with this surname include:
- Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (b. 1962), Dutch politician
- Antonie Schouten (b. 1946), Canadian field hockey player
- :de:Bart Schouten (b. 1967), Dutch speedskating coach
- Bryan Schouten (b. 1994), Dutch motorcycle racer
- Carola Schouten (b. 1977), Dutch politician
- Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten (b. 1923), Dutch economist
- Erik Schouten, Dutch footballer
- Gerrit Schouten (1779-1839), Surinamese diorama artist
- Henk Schouten (b. 1932), Dutch footballer
- Jaap Schouten (b. 1984), Dutch rower
- Jan Arnoldus Schouten (1883-1971), Dutch mathematician
- Jan Frederik Schouten (1910-1980), Dutch physician
- :es:Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout (1910-1992), Surinamese poet
- Joost Schouten (c.1600-1640), Member of the Council of the Dutch East India Company
- Pieter Schouten (fl. 1622-1625), Dutch corsair and privateer
- Pieter Hendrik Schoute (1846-1923), Dutch mathematician
- Raymond Schouten (b. 1985), Dutch motorcycle racer
- Willem Schouten (c. 1567-1625), Dutch explorer and circumnavigator who named Cape Horn
- :de:Wouter Schouten (1638-1704), Dutch physician and travel writer