Swarthout, also spelled Swartwout and Swartout, is a surname of Dutch origins. All are descendants from the same lineage.
/ref> Notable people with the surname include: *

Gladys Swarthout Gladys Swarthout (December 25, 1900 in Deepwater, Missouri – July 7, 1969 in Florence, Italy) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer and actress. Career While studying at the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago, a group of friends arran ...

(1900–1969), American opera singer *

Glendon Swarthout Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist. Several of his novels were made into films. ''Where the Boys Are'', and ''The Shootist'', which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the bes ...

(1918–1992), American author *

Cornelius Swartwout Cornelius Swartwout (July 25, 1839 – December 17, 1910) was an American inventor who filed an early US patent related to waffle irons. Biography Swartwout was born in Westerlo, New York, the grandson of the American Revolutionary War militar ...

, holder of first patent for the

waffle iron A waffle iron or waffle maker is a utensil or appliance used to cook waffles. It comprises two metal plates with a connecting hinge, molded to create the honeycomb pattern found on waffles. The iron is heated and either batter is poured or dou ...

* David Swartout, golf instructor and coach * Egerton Swartwout, American architect,

Tracy and Swartwout Tracy and Swartwout was a prominent New York City architectural firm headed by Evarts Tracy and Egerton Swartwout. History Evarts Tracy (1868–1922) was the son of first cousins Jeremiah Evarts Tracy and Martha Sherman Greene. His paternal grandmo ...

Jacobus Swartwout Jacobus Swartwout (1734–1827) was an early American landowner, statesman, and military leader. Swartwout served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War under General George Washington. He was a close ...

(1734–1827), brigadier general in Revolutionary War, delegate to New York State US Federal Constitution ratification * Roeloff Swartwout, early American settler, founder of Ulster County, New York * Robert Swartwout, 9th quartermaster general of the US Army, brigadier general during War of 1812, merchant *

Samuel Swartwout Samuel Swartwout (November 17, 1783 – November 21, 1856) was an American soldier, merchant, speculator, and politician. He is best known for his role in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal, in which he was alleged to have embezzled $1,222,705.09 ...

, close supporter of

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

, Collector of Customs Port of New York, American soldier * Thomas Samuel Swartwout, early settler and landowner of Peenpack Wagheckemeck Patent, Mamakating precinct, Ulster County, New York precursor of the Town of Deerpark in Orange County, New York * Tomys Swartwout, early American settler, founder of Midwood, Brooklyn, New York

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