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Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper. Variant spellings are Kuipers, Kuiper, and Cuypers.
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:
Pieters is a Dutch surname, equivalent to Peters. It can refer to:
Schepers is a Dutch and Low German occupational surname meaning "shepherd's" in Middle Dutch. Notable people with the surname include:
Hendrickx is a Dutch-language surname of Belgian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Dierckx or Dierkx is a Dutch patronymic surname based on a short form of Diederik. It is most common in the Belgian province of Antwerp. People with this surname include:
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:
Vandenbroucke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vanderaerden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Govaerts/Govaert is a Flemish or Dutch surname. 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:
De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown one". The name is variably spelled Debruyne or De Bruijne as well. More common forms are De Bruin, De Bruijn, and De Bruyn.
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:
Meuleman is a Dutch surname meaning "mill man". It originally could have referred to a miller or to someone who lived near a wind or water mill. Among variant forms are Meulemans, Meulman(s) and Moleman(s). People with this name include:
Verschueren is a Dutch-language toponymic surname common in Belgium. The name is a contraction of van der schueren, meaning "from the barn(s)". Forms more common in the Netherlands are Verschuren and Verschuur. Notable people with the surname include:
Hertog or Den Hertog is a Dutch surname meaning "(the) duke". Other variants include Hertogh, Hertoghe, and Hertogs. Notable people with the surname include:
Wellens is a surname. It may refer to:
Decroix is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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