Van Eyck or Van Eijk is a Dutch toponymic surname. Eijck, Eyck, Eyk and Eijk are all archaic spellings of modern Dutch eik ("oak") and the surname literally translates as "from/of oak". However, in most cases, the family name refers to an origin in Maaseik. This city on the Meuse, now in Belgium on the border with the Netherlands, was originally simply known as Eike and from the 13th century as Old Eyck and New Eyck. Names with an affix (tussenvoegsel), like Van der Eijk, are more likely to refer directly to the tree. This article lists people with this surname.
Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name Burger related to Burchard. Notable people with the surname include:
Wiegers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Wieger is a forms of the Germanic Wichard, from Wîh- ("battle") and -hard ("strong"). People with this surname include:
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific.
Schouten is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a schout, but can also be patronymic, as Schoute once was used as a given name. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 37th in 2007. Variations include Schout, Schoute, Schoutens, Scholten and Scholte. People with this surname include:
Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper. Variant spellings are Kuipers, Kuiper, and Cuypers.
Hofman is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname. In the Netherlands, exactly 10,000 people carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium, 1707 people were named Hofman in 1998.
Wiersma is a surname of West Frisian origin. It originated as a patronymic surname, "son of Wier", an old Frisian name that was a contraction of German -wig- ("battle") and -her- ("lord"). Notable people with the surname include:
Postma is a surname of Frisian origin. In 2007 there were 12,395 people in the Netherlands with the surname, most concentrated in the province of Friesland. The form Postema is more common in the neighboring province of Groningen. The surname's origin may be in "posthumous", occupational or toponymic. People with the name include:
Smeets is a Limburgian surname meaning smith. The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.
Vink, Dutch for chaffinch, is a Dutch surname. It usually is a metonymic occupational surname, referring to one who catches chaffinches in a vinkenbaan, for food or entertainment. Variants of the name are De Vink and Vinck. The forms Vinke and Vinken could be of patronymic origin, as Vink/Finke was a masculine given name. People with this name include:
Van Gool is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from Goirle". "Gool" is a phonetic approximation of the regional pronunciation of Goirle. Notable people with the surname include:
Pieterse is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname. The surname was first used in Netherlands before the colonial era. After the Dutch established a colony in the Cape of Good Hope, people with the surname Pieterse moved to the colony and as a consequence, Pieterse is a common Afrikaans surname.
Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn and Bruins are Dutch surnames. They can be equivalent to the English surname Brown or, particularly for the form "Bruins", be patronymic as Bruin/Bruijn is a now rare Dutch form of Bruno. The form "the brown" is more common.
Spruyt is a Dutch surname meaning "sprout". At its origin it may have referred to its meaning as a young person / scion. The spelling in the Netherlands is usually Spruijt or Spruit, while Spruyt is the most common form in Belgium. People with the name include:
De Geus is a Dutch surname. In the Middle Ages "geus" meant "beggar" or "rogue", but it is likely that the surname originally reflected an association with the geuzen, the group that from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. In contrast the surname Geus has a patronymic origin, with Geus being a short form of the given name Goswin. People with the surname "de Geus" include:
Baan is a Dutch surname with a variety of origins. Variant forms are Baans, Baen, De Baan, De Baen and Van der Baan. It can be patronymic, where Baan or Bane may be, among others, a short form of Urbanus. Alternatively, given that Dutch baan can mean "lane" or "track", it may be a toponymic or metonymic occupational surname, referring e.g. to a kaatser or road maker. People with this name include:
Groenendijk is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "green dike". There are a number of hamlets, neighborhoods and dikes in the Low Countries from which the name may have originated. People with the name include:
Luyten or is a Dutch patronymic or matronymic surname. Luit, Luite, Luitje are male and female given names, usually short forms of Luitgard and particularly popular in the Middle Ages due to the female Saint Lutgardis of Tongeren (1182–1246). People with this name include
Lievens is a Dutch patronymic surname ("Lieven's") most common in Belgium. People with this surname or patronym include:
