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Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas. The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007.
Jonker is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer. The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named De Jonker. People with the surname include:
Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands ..
Visser is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "fisherman". In 2007, nearly 50,000 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the eighth most populous name in the country. Common variant forms of the name are De Visser, Visscher, and Vissers.
Nieuwenhuis or Nieuwenhuys is a Dutch surname cognate to English Newhouse and German Neuhaus. A great number of variant forms exist. "Nieuwen" can be replaced by Nei, Neij, Nein, Nie, Nien, Nieuw, Nieuwe, Niewen, Nij, Nijen, Nou and Nuwen. "Huis" can be Hues, Huijs, and Huys. Declensions may end with -se, -sen, -ze, and -zen and the name can start with van ("from"). Notable people with this name include:
Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" and is the Dutch equivalent of the English and Scottish surname Smith.
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.
Verbeek is a surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of the toponym Van der Beek, meaning "from/of the creek". Besides a location near a stream, the original bearer may have been from a place called Beek. In the Netherlands 9,775 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 100st most common surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Van der Pol is a Dutch, toponymic surname, originally meaning "from the raised land". Notable people with the surname include:
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:
Kok is either a Dutch occupational surname, "kok" meaning "cook", or an alternate spelling for the common Chinese surname Guo. Kok is a quite common surname in the Netherlands, ranking 27th in 2007. Notable people with the surname Kok include:
Hendriksen and Hendrikse are Dutch patronymic surnames. People with the name include:
Bos is a Dutch surname. Meaning "woods" or "forest", the name often is toponymic. Alternatively, the surname sometimes has a patronymic origin, referring to the now rare given name Bos. In 2007, 35,405 people carried the name in the Netherlands, making it the 14th most common surname there. Notable people with named Bos include:
Vonk is a Dutch metonymic occupational surname. Vonk means "spark" and refers to the work of a Smith. People with this surname include:
Sterk is a Dutch descriptive surname meaning "strong". A variant form is Sterck. The Hungarian surname Sterk and the Slavic surname Šterk may have independent origins. It may refer to:
Coolen is a Dutch patronymic surname. Variant forms are Colen, Kolen and Koolen. Cool and Kool are archaic short forms of the given name Nicolaas. In Canada the name may also have evolved as a modern spelling of Coulon.
Van Gogh is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Goch", a town on the border of the Netherlands in the Kleve District of Germany. It is an uncommon surname, and most people are, like the painter, descendant of Gerrit van Goch, who married in 1631 in The Hague. People with the surname include:
Huibers is a Dutch patronymic surname. Huibert is a regional form of the given name Hubert. Among variant forms are Huiberts, Huijbers and Huybers. Notable people with the surname include:
Heijnen is a Dutch patronymic surname. Heijn is a regional short form of the given name Hendrik. In Belgium the name is more often spelled Heynen. People with this surname include:
Nieuwenhuizen is a Dutch surname meaning "new houses". A great number of variant forms exist. Notable people with such surname include:
References
- ↑ Bouwmeester at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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