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Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German.
Van den Berg is a Dutch-language toponymic surname meaning "of/from the mountain/slope". With 58,562 people carrying the name, it was the fourth most common surname in The Netherlands in 2007. Variants are Van de Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Berge. Van den Bergh, Van den Berghe and Van den Berghen. Anglicised forms are generally agglutinated and variably capitalized, e.g. "Vandenberg". The abbreviated form is "v.d. Berg". People with the surname include:
Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname. The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.
De Boer is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the farmer". Variant spellings include den Boer and DeBoer. Notable 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:
Dekker is a Dutch occupational surname equivalent to English Thatcher. Notable people with the surname include:
Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos.
Timmer is a Dutch occupational surname, with the meaning of carpenter.
Decker is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Pieters is a Dutch surname, equivalent to Peters. It can refer to:
Wijnands, Wynants and variants are Dutch patronymic surnames, meaning son of Wijnand. Among more common variant spellings in the Low Countries are Wijnands, Wynants, Wijnants, Wynant, Wijnant, and Wijnand. The form Winant is more common in the United States.
Verheyen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname. It is a variant spelling of Verheijen and a contraction of the surname Van der Heijden, meaning "from the heath".
Vissers is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "fisherman's". Notable people with the surname 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:
Ad is a first name. It is common in the Netherlands, where it is almost always short for Adrianus or Adriaan. In America it can be short for Adolph, Adam, Addison, and others. People with the first name of Ad include:
Steenbergen or Van Steenbergen is a Dutch and Belgian toponymic surname, indicating an origin in any number of places called "stone hills", like the city of Steenbergen, North Brabant or the village Steenbergen in Drenthe. People with the surname include:
Van Buuren is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Buuren". Buuren usually refers to the County or town of Buren in Gelderland, sometimes perhaps to Büren, Westphalia. Variant spellings are Van Beuren, Van Bueren, and Van Buren. Notable people with the surname include:
Damen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daemen, Daems, and Dame. People with the surname include:
Lenaerts and Lenaers are Dutch patronymic surnames most common in Belgium. Lenaert is an archaic Dutch form of Leonard. People with this surname include:
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