Strout Family History
Strout Name Meaning
English: nickname for an argumentative person from Middle English strout strut ‘strife dispute debate’ (Old English strūt). English: from the Old Norse personal name Strútr Strut apparently a nickname from strútr ‘pointed hood’ (referring to a cone-like ornament on a headdress or cap). Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Stroet: habitational name from Stroet in North Holland or a topographic name from Dutch stroet ‘brush thicket swamp’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022