Rombouts is a surname of Flemish-Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 origin.

The original name is Romualdus, which has been traced back to as early as 950 AC, in Romagna, Italia. The name Rombouts (in English Rumbold) means "Romualdus' bold son", or "the bold son of Romualdus". The name has a number of alternative spellings: Rumoalde, Rumwald, Runwald, Rumbald, Rumbold, Romwold. See also Saint Rumbold's Cathedral for more information.

People commonly known by their family name

Family name

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 Rombouts include:

• Francis Rombouts
  Francis Rombouts
  Francis Rombouts was the Mayor of New York City from 1679 to 1680, when it was New Amsterdam.-Biography:Francis came to New Amsterdam in 1653 aboard the ship New Amsterdam. He was from Hasselt in present-day Belgium. He went into the fur-trading business with Gulian Verplanck...
  
  , Mayor of New York City from 1679 to 1680
• Linda Rombouts, a Belgian speed skater
• Salomon Rombouts
  Salomon Rombouts
  Salomon Rombouts , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:Rombouts was born in Haarlem. According to the RKD he was the son of the landscape painter Gillis Rombouts and, like his father, painted landscapes and beach scenes...
  
  , a Dutch Baroque painter
• Theodoor Rombouts
  Theodoor Rombouts
  Theodoor Rombouts was a Flemish Baroque painter specializing in Caravaggesque genre scenes of card players and musicians.-Biography:...
  
  , a Flemish Baroque painter
• Tinne Rombouts, a Flemish politician
• Ton Rombouts, a Dutch politician
• Peter Rombouts, a Dutch politician
• Saint Rumbold's Cathedral (Sint Rombouts Cathedraal) Cathedrale Romualdus (Rumbold Cathedral) in Mechelen, Belgium.
• Rumbold of Mechelen (Saint Rombout)
• Romualdo of Salerno (Romualdo of Salerno)
• Diocese of Monopoli
  Diocese of Monopoli
  The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli, in the province of Bari, existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli.-History:...
  
   (Romualdus Bishop Monopoli-Cathedral)
• Rumwold of Buckinghame (Saint Rumwold also known as Rumbold, Romualdus etc. Buckingham England)
• Rumbold Baronets
  Rumbold Baronets
  The Rumbold Baronetcy, of Wood Hall in Watton in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 27 March 1779 for the politician and colonial administrator Thomas Rumbold. The second Baronet was Minister at Hamburg. The fifth Baronet was President of Nevis...
  
   (Rumbold Baronets)

Colleges:

• Sint-Romboutscollege, in Mechelen, Belgium.http://www.srco.be/
• Rombouts College, also known as Bernardinuscollege, in Heerlen, The Netherlands.

Companies:

• Rombouts coffee, a Flemish coffee company started by Frans Rombouts in 1896