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Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes.
Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low countries until the 18th century, after which the spelling Klaas was largely adopted. People with the given name Claes include:
Claes is the 7th most common surname in Belgium (16,840 people in 1998) and the most common surname in Belgian Limburg. [1] [2] In contrast, only 405 people have the surname in the Netherlands. [3] People with the last name Claes include:
Peeters is a Dutch-language patronymic surname, equivalent to Peters. It is the most common surname in Belgium, and is particularly common in the province of Antwerp, but also in Flemish Brabant and Belgian Limburg. Notable people with the surname include:
De Groot is a surname of Dutch origin.
Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname. The name is an old plural of Smid (blacksmith), though the plural in modern Dutch would be Smeden.
Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis.
Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning victory of the people. A traditionally common name in the Netherlands, its popularity declined some 20-fold since 1950. Archaic spellings include Claas and Claes. Among its female derivatives are Klaasje, Clasien, Clasina, Clasine, Clazien, Klasien, Klasina and Klaziena. Klaas also exists as a patronymic surname, though the forms Klaasen, Klaassen, Claassen, Claessen, and Claessens are more common.
Lemmens is a Dutch patronymic surname derived from "Lambert's son". The name is particularly popular in Belgian Limburg where it is the ninth most common last name. Notable people with the surname include:
Visscher is a Dutch occupational surname. Visscher is an archaic spelling of Dutch visser meaning "fisherman". Varianta are Visschers and De Visscher. The latter form is now most common in East Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:
Cools is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Cool", Cool being an archaic nickname for Nicholas. The name is particularly prominent in the Belgian province of Antwerp. People with the surname include:
Goossens is a Dutch-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Goos/Goossen" (Goswin). It is the 8th most common name in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages.
De Graaf is a Dutch occupational surname. With over 21,000 people, it was the 24th most common name in the Netherlands in 2007. In modern Dutch de graaf means the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called schepen. A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007. In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018. People with the surname include:
Lambrechts is a Dutch patronymic surname. It is most common in Belgium. Variant forms are Lambrecht, Lambregts, Lambrichs, Lambrichts and Lamprecht. In the 18th century, the name was introduced in Norway. People with this surname include:
Van Hecke is a Dutch toponymic surname common in East Flanders, meaning "from (the) fence". Among variant forms are Van den Hecken, van Heck, van Hek and Vanhecke. Notable people with the surname include:
De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders. It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. Notable people with the surname include:
Marten is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Thys is a Dutch patronymic surname. It is an alternative spelling of Thijs, a very common nickname for Matthijs (Mattheus). The Dutch digraph ij and the y were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. The form "Thys" is particularly common in the Belgian province of Antwerp, while "Thijs" is most common in Belgian Limburg. Outside the Low Countries the spelling is almost exclusively "Thys." People with this surname include:
Leemans is a Dutch occupational surname derived from leenman, a feudal tenant or vassal. It is particularly common in Flanders. People with this surname include:
Rademaker is a Dutch occupational surname. It originally meant wheelwright or wainwright. A large number of spelling variations are in use. The most common are :
Pepijn is the Dutch form of the masculine given name Pippin. Before the 1960s the name was rarely used in the Netherlands, but it has become quite popular since the turn of the century. As a patronymic surname it appears to be extinct in Belgium and the Netherlands. People with the name include:
Luyckx is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/Luc, short forms of Lucas. The name has a myriad of spellings, all pronounced the same. While in Belgium Luyckx is by far the most common, in the Netherlands the forms Luijkx, Luijks, Luijk, Luik and Luijckx are more prevalent. For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in Luik, the Dutch name of Liège. This is generally the case for forms like Van Luijk, Van Luik and de Luyck. People with these surnames include:
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