De Coster or Decoster is a Dutch occupational surname, most common in Flanders. Coster is an archaic spelling of modern Dutch "koster" (parish clerk). People with this surname include:
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. People with the name include:
Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest". People with this surname include:
Coster is a Dutch occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van de Velde, Vande Velde, or Vandevelde is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the field". Van de Velde is the 32nd most common name in Belgium, with 8,903 people in 2008, while in 2007 there were 3,319 people named "Van de Velde" in The Netherlands. Among other variations on this name are Van der Velde, Vandevelde, Van Velde, Van de Velden, and Van der Velden.
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:
Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos.
Koen is a Dutch language given name and surname, popular in the Netherlands and Flanders. Although the earliest direct attestation comes from Oudenaarde, East Flanders in 1272, it is known to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic name *kōnja-, meaning "brave". The given name is often an abbreviation of Koenraad.
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:
De Clercq or de Clercq is a surname of Dutch origin. People with the name include:
De Bie is a surname of Dutch origin. "De bie" means "the bee", and the surname can be of metonymic occupational origin, e.g. a paternal ancestor may have been a bee-keeper. Other origins could be an address or be metaphorical. Variant spellings include De Bij, De Bije, De By, De Bye, DeBie, Debije and Debye.
Seghers is a surname. Notable people with this 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:
De Korte is a Dutch surname meaning "the short (one)". Thus, Pepin the Short is known as "Pepijn de Korte" in Dutch. Variants are "De Corte", "De Kort" and "De Cort", as well as concatenated forms. People with this surname include:
De Witte or Dewitte is Dutch and Flemish for "The White" and may refer to:
Moerman is a Dutch surname. Moer was the name for a bog where peat was harvested. A moerman could have referred to a peat harvester or trader, or a person living near such a region. Notable people with this surname include:
Jean-Baptiste Decoster (1760–1826) was a farmer who became an unwilling guide for Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of Waterloo and later became a tourist battle field guide in the years following the battle.
Jean-Baptiste De Coster or Jean-Baptiste Decoster may refer to:
Mostert is a Dutch and Afrikaans metonymic occupational surname. Meaning "mustard", it originally referred to a mustard miller or salesman. The Middle Dutch spelling Mostaert and modern Dutch spelling Mosterd are among variant forms of the surname. People with these surnames include: