De Coninck (Old Dutch spelling variant of "the king") is a surname, most common in Belgium. It can refer to:
De Vos is a Dutch-language surname meaning "the fox". In 2007 in the Netherlands, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name spelled it de Vos, while in 2008 in Belgium, primarily in East Flanders, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name capitalized it De Vos. Another 9220 people in Belgium, mostly in West Flanders have the concatenated form Devos, while in the United States the form DeVos can be found.
De Clerck is a Dutch surname, particularly common in Flanders. In the province of West Flanders, the name is usually concatenated to Declerck. People with the surname 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:
Janssens is a Dutch surname equivalent to Johnson. It is the second most common surname in Belgium, while in the Netherlands, the forms Jansen and Janssen are more common. People with this surname include:
Wouters is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Wouter, and corresponding to Walters in English. In 2007/2008 there were about 8700 people in the Netherlands and 15700 people in Belgium with that name. People with this name include:
De Koninck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Smet is a Dutch occupational surname. Smet is a regional form of Smid ("Smith") and is equivalent to the more abundant surname Smit. It is common in East Flanders. People named Smet include:
Pauw, de Pauw or DePauw are variants of a Dutch or Flemish surname and may refer to:
Rombouts is a surname of Flemish-Dutch origin, meaning "son of Rombout". People with this name include
De Clercq or de Clercq is a surname of Dutch origin. People with the name include:
Claessens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Claes (Nicholas)". It may refer to:
Van Kessel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Kessel". There are two towns Kessel in Belgium, two in The Netherlands, and one just across the border in Germany. It could also refer to the medieval County of Kessel with Kessel (Limburg) as its capital, or the extended Ambacht of Kessel that existed until 1675. Notable people with the surname include:
Koning is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "king" and thus may refer to the King of the Netherlands or the King of Belgium. Old spelling variations include Coning, Coninck, Köning, Koninck, Koningh, Konink, and Kooning.
Govaerts/Govaert is a Flemish or Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
De Coster or Decoster is a Dutch occupational surname, most common in Flanders. Coster is an archaic spelling of modern Dutch "koster". People with this surname include:
Smets is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a common name in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant. Despite its similarity to the Dutch surnames Smet, Smits, and Smeets, each equivalent to Smith, Smets (sometimes?) originated from "des Mets", short for "des Metselaars". People named Smets include:
De Witte or DeWitte is Dutch and Flemish for "The White" and may refer to:
Deconinck is a Dutch and Belgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)". Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin. People with such surnames 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, each pronounced [lœy̯k(s)]. 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: