Scholten

Scholten 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.[1] The name is fairly common in the Netherlands, ranking 60th in 2007 (13,129 people).[2] Variations include Scholte, Scholtens and the more common Schouten. People with this surname include:

Other

  • Scholten, an unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri.
  • Scholten, German name for the commune Cenade in Romania (Szászcsanád in Hungarian)
  • W. A. Scholten, Holland-America Line ocean liner (named after Willem Albert Scholten) that perished in the Channel in 1887

References

  1. Scholten at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
  2. Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands

See also

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