Rout is a surname. It may refer to:

• Alexandra Rout (born 1993), New Zealand figure skater
• Baji Rout, Indian boy shot dead by police in British India
• Ettie Annie Rout (1887-1936), New Zealand writer and educator
• Girjia Rout, Indian cricketer
• Jachindra Rout, Indian Odia-language poet and translator
• Joanne Rout, British Paralympic swimmer
• Jyoti Rout, Indian classical dancer
• Padmini Rout (born 1994), Indian chess player
• Saraswati Rout, Indian weightlifter
• Satyabrata Rout, Indian theatre director and scenographer