The Dutch are the people who live in the Netherlands, or those that come from the Netherlands.Often the Netherlands is called Holland, but this is only part of the Netherlands.The Dutch culture and ethnicity are also found outside of the Netherlands, with large number of Dutch living in the United States of America, South Africa, Suriname, Namibia.ften the Netherlands is called Holland, but this is only part of the Netherlands. The Dutch culture and ethnicity are also found outside of the Netherlands, with large number of Dutch living in the United States of America, South Africa, Suriname, Namibia.