title: Smout
text: # Smout
  
  Smout is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Sir Arthur Smout (1888–1961), Director-General of Small Arms Production for the British Armed Forces during World War II
  * Christopher Smout (born 1933), Scottish academic, historian, and author
  * Dominicus Smout (before 1671 – after 1733) Flemish painter
  * Edward Smout (1898–2004), Australian soldier
  * Kees Smout (1876–1961), Dutch sculptor
  * Lucas Smout the Elder (f 1631–1674), Flemish painter
  * Lucas Smout the Younger (1671–1713), Flemish painter
  
  Smoot, Smootz, Smot, Smut, and Smutz are also American and European surnames derived from the name Smout.
  
  