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Verhulst is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of "van der Hulst", meaning "from the holly (grows)". It may refer to:
De Vos is a Dutch-language surname meaning "the fox". In 2007 in the Netherlands, nearly all ~ 11000 people with the name spelled it de Vos, while in 2008 in Belgium, primarily in East Flanders, nearly all ~ 11000 people with the name capitalized it De Vos. Another 9220 people in Belgium, mostly in West Flanders have the concatenated form Devos, while in the United States the form DeVos can be found.
People with the name include:
De Man is a Dutch surname, meaning "the man". The agglutinated form "Deman" is most common in West Flanders. People with this surname include:
De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries.
Verhoeven is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of van der Hoeven, meaning "from the homestead". In 2007, Verhoeven was the 44th most common name in the Netherlands. People with this surname include:
Willem Roelofs was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school. His landscapes, especially the early ones with their dominating cloudy skies, demure bodies of water and populated with cattle, are typical for the School of Barbizon.
Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands ..
Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" and is the Dutch equivalent of the English surname Smith.
Prins is a Dutch surname. In 2007, Prins was the 48th most common surname in the Netherlands. The surname rarely if ever derives from an ancestor who was a prince. Instead, the original may have lived in or worked at a location, like a windmill or inn, with that name, or simply was called "the prince" by friends. People with the name Prins include:
Scholten 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. The name is fairly common in the Netherlands, ranking 60th in 2007. Variations include Scholte, Scholtens and the more common Schouten. People with this surname include:
De Bruyn is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. "Bruyn" or "bruijn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown". People with the name include:
Segers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The mostly archaic Dutch given names Seger, Segher, Sieger and Zegher derive from Germanic Sigi- and -her, meaning "victorious lord". People with the surname Segers include
Van Es is a Dutch toponymic surname, literally translating to "from the ash tree". Alternatively, a family may have originated from Esch in North Brabant. Variants are Van Esch, Van Ess People with this name include:
Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill". The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Termeulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".
Knoop is a Dutch and Low German surname. Meaning "knot" and "button", it may have a metonymic origin referring to button maker. Notable people with the surname include:
De Keyser is a Dutch surname mostly found in Flanders. Among variant forms are de Keijser, de Keijzer, De Keyzer, Dekeijser, DeKeyser, Dekeyser and Dekeyzer. It translates to "the emperor". People with this name 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:
Van den Bosch is a Dutch toponymic surname, originally indicating either an association with a forest, with a place/dwelling named "Den Bosch" or with the city Den Bosch. In the Netherlands about 10,200 carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium 3755 people were named Van Den Bosch and another 3164 were named Vandenbosch, Vandebosch or Vanden Bosch in 2008. Other variant spellings are Van der Bosch and Van den Bos.
Van Rijn is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) Rhine river". Common spelling variations are Van Rhijn and the anglicized version Van Ryn. People with this surname include:
Kooi, Kooij or Kooy is a Dutch surname. Translated as "cage", the name often referred to a pen or duck decoy, and originated with a herder, duck breeder/hunter, or cage maker. The forms Van der Kooi etc. mean "from the pen / duck decoy". In the Netherlands, the archaic spelling Kooij is most common, while it is usually rendered Kooy abroad. Notable people with the surname include:
