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Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name Burger related to Burchard. Notable people with the surname include:
Bakker is a common Dutch surname equivalent to English Baker. In 2007 it was the seventh most common name in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Kooijman is a Dutch language occupational surname. Kooij is an archaic spelling of kooi ("cage"), generally referring to a pen or a duck decoy, and the name often originated with a herder, duck breeder, or cage maker. The ij digraph is often replaced with a "y". Among other variant spellings are Cooijman, Kooijmans, and Kooiman. People with the surname include:
Hoekstra is a Frisian toponymic surname, meaning "from the corner" or "(river) bend". Notable people with the surname include:
Alberts is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname, meaning "son of Albert". Alberts is also a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the name Albert. People with the name Alberts include:
Prins is a Dutch surname. In 2007, Prins was the 48th most common surname in the Netherlands. The surname does not derive from an ancestor who was a prince. Instead, the original may have lived in or worked at a location, like a windmill or inn, with that name, or was called "the prince" as a nickname. Historical records note Sephardic Italian Jewish surname of Principe or Prinzi later being changed to the more locally accepted Prins.
De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country. Variant forms are De With, De Witt, De Witte and, especially in North America, DeWitt. People with the name include:
De Bruyn is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. "Bruyn" or "bruijn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown". People with the name include:
Schoenmaker and Schoenmakers are Dutch occupational surnames meaning "shoemaker". People with these names include:
Zwart is a Dutch surname meaning "black". It may refer to:
Smulders is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a compression of "des mulders", meaning "the miller's son". Notable people with this surname include:
Borst is a Dutch surname of variable origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Verheyen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname. It is a variant spelling of Verheijen and a contraction of the surname Van der Heijden, meaning "from the heath".
Veerman is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "ferryman". Variants are Veermann and Veermans. Notable people with the surname include:
Kerstens is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Kersten", archaic form of the name Christian.
de Visser is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the fisherman". Notable people with that name include:
Slager is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "butcher". Notable people with the surname include:
Van Wijngaarden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Wijngaarden", a town in South Holland. Alternatively, it can refer to an origin in Sint Jacobiparochie in Friesland, which originally also was called "Wijngaarden". People with this name include:
Valkenburg or Van Valkenburg is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in Valkenburg, Dutch Limburg or Valkenburg, South Holland. The name occurs with or without the tussenvoegsel van and has many spelling variants. People with the name include:
Damen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daemen, Daems, and Dame. People with the surname include:
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4 . Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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