Gerretsen, Gerrets and Gerretse are Dutch patronymic surnames. Notable people with this name include:
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Kuiper is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper. Common spelling variants include Kuyper, Kuipers, Kuijper, Kuijpers, Kuypers, and De Kuyper. Notable people with the name include:
Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
Witte are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname. The name is an old plural of Smid (blacksmith), though the plural in modern Dutch would be Smeden.
Van Bommel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Bommel", the historical name of the city of Zaltbommel. People with the surname include:
Paulus is a Latin surname meaning "small" or "humble".
Zijlstra is a West Frisian toponymic or occupational surname meaning "from/of the Zijl", a Middle Dutch name for a type of sluice. The suffix "-stra" is derived from old Germanic -sater, meaning sitter or dweller. The name could thus be referring to a lock keeper. Variant forms are Zeijlstra, Zeilstra, Zylstra, and Sylstra. The latter is the common spelling abroad. People with this name include:
Gerritsen is a Dutch patronymic surname "son of Gerrit". It is particularly common in the province of Gelderland. Variations on this name include Gerritse, Gerrits, Garritsen and Gerretse(n). Notable people with the surname include:
Terpstra is a Dutch surname of Frisian origin, which is a topographic name for a person who lived on a terp, a prehistoric man-made mound built on low-lying land as a habitation site. Notable people with this surname include:
Scholten is a surname of Dutch origin and a variant of the name Schouten. It may refer to:
De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country. Variant forms are De With, De Witt, De Witte and, especially in North America, DeWitt. People with the name include:
Ferrier is a surname of European origin.
De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning "the big one". It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Smulders is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a compression of "des mulders", meaning "the miller's son". Notable people with this surname include:
Bouwmeester is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "master builder". Variant forms are Boumeester, Bouwmeesters, and Bouwmeister. Notable people with the surname include:
De Witt is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white". In America, the name is usually concatenated to DeWitt. Notable people with the surname include:
Frerichs is a surname. It may refer to:
Zalm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Keijzer is a Dutch surname meaning "emperor". The name contains a ij digraph that is often replaced with a "y", especially outside the Netherlands. Among variant forms of the surname are Keijser, Keijsers, Keijzers, Keizer, Keyser, De Keijzer, De Keyser, and De Keyzer. People with this name include:
