Meertens is a Dutch patronymic surname (son of Meerten/Maarten). It may refer to:
Verdonk and Verdonck are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of van der Donk, where "donk" was a name for sandy raised terrain in a swamp. The spelling Verdonk is more common in the Netherlands, while Verdonck is more common in Belgium. 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.
Meyrink, Meyerink, Meijerink, Meijering(h), and Meyerinck, are Germanic surnames. Most are toponymic surnames of Low Saxon origin, meaning "from the estate of the meier". People with a form of this surname include:
Aafjes is a relatively rare Dutch surname. It is probably matronymic and may have originated in the Zaanstreek. Aafjes may refer to:
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:
Koeman is a Dutch occupational surname. Though the name translates as "cow man" in modern Dutch, it is a derivative, via Kooman, of Koopman. People with this name include:
De Moor is a Dutch surname. It literally means "the Moor" and probably referred to the harbour master profession. It may have also referred to a person with a darker skin, or more generally, a person with connections to the African continent. "De Moor" therefore meaning "The Dark Skinned People." Notable people with that surname include:
Scholte is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a '"scholte" = schout, but can also be patronymic, as Scholte once was used as a given name. People with this surname include:
Hendriksen and Hendrikse are Dutch patronymic surnames. People with the name include:
Bijl or Byl is a Dutch surname. "Bijl" means "axe" in Dutch, and the name may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a butcher or lumberjack. It can also be of Matronymic origin, referring to a short form of Sibylla. People with this surname include:
Hoeben or Hoebens is a Dutch patronymic surname derived from the archaic given name "Hoebe", a short form of Hubert. Notable people with the surname include:
van Houwelingen is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Houwelingen" may refer to nl:Houweningen a town in the Grote Hollandse Waard, which flooded at the 1421 St. Elizabeth's flood. Notable people with the surname include:
Meeuwsen is a Dutch patronymic surname. "Mewis" or "Meus" is a short form of Bartholomeus/Bartholomew. Notable people with the surname include:
Engelen is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Engel", though occasionally the name may refer to the town Engelen. People with this surname include:
Groot is a Dutch surname. Groot means "big" in Dutch and the surname was originally a nickname for a tall person. The name is most common in the province of North Holland. It may refer to:
Zuidema is a West Frisian toponymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meeuwis is a Dutch patronymic surname, originally meaning "son of Meeuw/Mewis", short forms of Bartholomeus/Bartholomew. Notable people with the surname include:
Bijlsma is a hybrid Dutch-Frisian metonymic originally meaning "axe man". Documented origins involve a carpenter and butcher. People with this surname, often spelled Bylsma abroad, include:
Naessens is a Dutch patronymic surname, "Naes" or "Naas" being short for "Donaas", a Dutch form of Donatian.
Berendsen is a Dutch patronymic surname. It is most common in southeast Gelderland. The given name Berend, like Barend, is a form of the name Bernhard.