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Hooft or 't Hooft is a Dutch surname meaning "(the) head". Notable people with the surname include:
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning green. The name 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:
Verhoeven is a noble 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:
Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw. "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” and Van der Leeuw are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name. The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.
Van der Elst or Van Der Elst is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the alder (woods)". The forms Elst and Van Elst may also refer to an origin in the city of Elst, Gelderland, the town Elst, Utrecht, or other villages by that name. The name may refer to:
Van der Wal is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer of the name may have lived or worked at or near a "wal": a river embankment, quay, or rampart. In 2007, Van de(r) Wal was the 47th most common surname in the Netherlands. In Belgium, the form Van de Walle is more abundant.
Van der Pol is a Dutch, toponymic surname, originally meaning "from the raised land". Notable people with the surname 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.
Van Eck is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name can be derived from Van Heck, but perhaps most families, including the noble family (Van Panthaleon) Van Eck, find their origin in the town Eck in Gelderland, first mentioned in the year 953. People with this surname 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:
Van der Kolk is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from/of the kolk". The surname Van der Wiel has a same origin. It could also have referred to a specific settlement or water named De Kolk. People with the surname include:
Van der Werff, Van der Werf and Van de Werf are Dutch toponymic surnames, originally meaning "of the (ship)yard" or "of the wharf". Notable people with the surname include:
Van de Wiele is a Dutch-language toponymic surname in Belgium meaning "from the wiel". A wiel is a pool or small lake formed by a dyke breach. Some of the variants are Van de Wiel, Van der Wiel, Van de Wiele, Vandewiele, Van der Wiele, and Van der Wielen. Notable people with the surname 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 3,755 people were named Van Den Bosch and another 3,164 were named Vandenbosch, Vandebosch or Vanden Bosch in 2008. Other variant spellings are Van der Bosch and Van den Bos.
Van der Steen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the stone (house)". Variations on this name are Vandersteen, Van den Steen, Van Steen, Van de(n) Steene, Vandensteene. People with these surnames include:
Van der Weele or Van der Weel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the weel". Weel is a Zeelandic form of Dutch wiel, a pool or small lake formed by a dyke breach. People with this name include:
Van Gils or Van Gilse is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Gilze". People with this name include:
Van Keulen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Cologne". Van Ceulen is an archaic spelling variant. People with this name include:
Verschueren is a Dutch-language toponymic surname common in Belgium. The name is a contraction of van der schueren, meaning "from the barn(s)". Forms more common in the Netherlands are Verschuren and Verschuur. Notable people with the surname include:
References
- 1 2 Wiel, van de / der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ↑ Distribution of family names in Belgium
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