De Heer

Last updated December 10, 2025

De Heer is a Dutch surname, meaning 'the gentleman/lord'.^[1] The variant forms d'Heer and De Heere are now (nearly) extinct in the Netherlands.^[2]

De Heer

Jack de Heer (born 1953), Canadian-born Dutch ice hockey player
Jacqueline de Heer (born 1970), Dutch softball player
Klaas de Heer [ nl; ru ] (1829–1904), Dutch checkers and chess player
Margaretha de Heer (1603–1665), Dutch painter
Rolf de Heer (born 1951), Dutch-born Australian film director
Walter de Heer (born 1949), Dutch experimental physicist

De Heere

Gerrit de Heere (1657–1702), Dutch Governor of Ceylon
Lucas de Heere or Lucas 'd'Heere (1534–1584), Flemish portrait painter, poet and writer

References

↑ Heer, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
↑ Heer, d' and Heere, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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[1] Heer, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

[2] Heer, d' and Heere, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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