# Scholte

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**Scholte** is a surname of [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) origin. It generally has an [occupational](/source/Occupational_surname) root, where the forebear was a '"scholte" = [schout](/source/Schout), but can also be [patronymic](/source/Patronymic_surname), as *Scholte* once was used as a given name.[1] People with this surname include:

- [Ben Scholte](/source/Ben_Scholte) (born 2001), Dutch football player
- [Frederick Scholte](/source/Frederick_Scholte) (1865–1948), Dutch-born tailor to the Duke of Windsor
- [Jan Scholte](/source/Jan_Scholte) (1910–1976), Dutch water polo player
- [Owen Scholte](/source/Owen_Scholte) (1896–1918), English World War I flying ace
- [Reinout Scholte](/source/Reinout_Scholte) (born 1967), Dutch cricket player
- [Rob Scholte](/source/Rob_Scholte) (born 1958), Dutch artist
- [Suzanne Scholte](/source/Suzanne_Scholte) (born 1959), American human rights activist
- [Tom Scholte](/source/Tom_Scholte), Canadian actor

## See also

- [Scholte railway stop](/source/Scholte_railway_stop)
- [Scholten (disambiguation)](/source/Scholten_(disambiguation))

## References

1. [Scholten](http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Scholten&nfd_naam=Scholten&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=eng) at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames

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