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

• Ben Scholte (born 2001), Dutch football player
• Frederick Scholte (1865–1948), Dutch-born tailor to the Duke of Windsor
• Jan Scholte (1910–1976), Dutch water polo player
• Owen Scholte (1896–1918), English World War I flying ace
• Reinout Scholte (born 1967), Dutch cricket player
• Rob Scholte (born 1958), Dutch artist
• Suzanne Scholte (born 1959), American Human rights activist
• Tom Scholte, Canadian actor