Swartout
Appearance
Swartout is a Dutch surname, a variant of Swarthout (literally, black wood).[1] It may refer to the following notable people:
- David B. Swartout (born 1948), American golf instructor and coach
- Norman Lee Swartout (1879–1930), American playwright
- Hunt-Swartout raid, a 1756 massacre against colonial settlers in New Jersey, named after Anthony Swartwout, an American settler
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.