Hout
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Hout, van Hout and van den Hout are Dutch surnames meaning "wood", "timber" or "of the wood". Notable people with the surname include:
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Hout
- Michael Hout (born 1950), American sociologist
- Morgan Hout (born 1940s), American football coach
Van Hout
- Cor van Hout (1957–2003), Dutch kidnapper
- {{interlanguage link|Jan van Hout (statesman)|lt=Jan van Hout|fr|Jan van Hout|nl|Jan van Hout (stadssecretaris)}} (1542–1609), Dutch statesman, "city secretary" of Leiden
- Jan van Hout (1908–1945), Dutch racing cyclist
- Joris Van Hout (born 1977), Belgian footballer
- Kristof Van Hout (born 1987), Belgian football goalkeeper
- Léon van Hout (1864–1945), Belgian violinist and music educator
- Roald van Hout (born 1988), Dutch footballer
- Ronnie van Hout (born 1962), New Zealand artist
- Russell Van Hout (born 1976), Australian former racing cyclist
Van den Hout
- {{interlanguage link|Ron van den Hout|de|Cornelius van den Hout|fy||nl||pl|}} (born 1964), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- Theo van den Hout (born 1953), Dutch-American historian
- Willem van den Hout (1915–1985), Dutch writer and publicist
Al-Hout
"(Al-)Hout" is a common romanization of the Arabic surname {{Lang|ar|ال)حوت)}} (al)-ḥūt, meaning "(the) whale". People with this name include:
- Shafiq al-Hout (1932–2009), Palestinian politician and writer, a founder of the Palestine Liberation Front and the Palestine Liberation Organization
See also
- Houts, surname including "van Houts"
- Van Houten, Dutch surname
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