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Roelofsen is a Dutch patronymic surname ("Roelof's son"). [1] People with this surname include:

Dutch language West Germanic language

Dutch(Nederlands ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting the majority of people in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.

A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.

Roelof is a given name, the Dutch cognate of Rudolph. Notable people with the name include:

Grant Roelofsen is a South African cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gauteng in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 13 October 2016. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for KwaZulu-Natal Inland, with 781 runs in ten matches.

Wagon-bed riding

Wagon-bed riding is a practice performec with a covered carriage containing a canvas stretcher. It is a way to enable severely disabled people to move and so alleviate complaints such as constipation and spasms.

Marco Roelofsen is a retired football (soccer) midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1987/1988 season. He played for FC Twente, NEC Nijmegen, FC Zwolle, and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 2004. His nephew Richard Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands. Roelofsen was named manager of FC Zwolle for the 2009-2010 season in the Eerste divisie. In 2010, he was presented as coach of Young PSV.

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References

  1. ↑ Roelofsen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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