Smets is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a common name in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant (11,000 people in 1998). Despite its similarity to the Dutch surnames Smet, Smits, and Smeets, each equivalent to Smith, Smets (sometimes?) originated from "des Mets", short for "des Metselaars" ("the mason's son"). People named Smets include:
SMETS, short for Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications, is a British standard for home smart meters.
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific.
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.
Cuypers is a variation of the Dutch surname Kuipers and, has the same meaning as the English surname Cooper or Coopers. People with this surname include:
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.
Smet is a Dutch occupational surname. Smet is a regional form of Smid ("Smith") and is equivalent to the more abundant surname Smit. It is common in East Flanders. People named Smet include:
De Laet is a Dutch-language occupational surname. A "laet" was a type of (released) serf. The archaic spelling De Laet is most common in Belgium, especially around Antwerp, while "de Laat" is more common in the Netherlands, especially in North Brabant. 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:
Keulemans or Ceulemans is a Dutch surname. It may be of topographic origin, indicating an origin from Cologne or from a Keule. Alternatively, it may be patronymic, stemming from Cole, an archaic short form of Nicolaas. Ceulemans is a relatively common name in Belgium, especially in the province of Antwerp. 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.
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:
Vaessen is a Dutch patronymic surname. Vaes, modern spelling Vaas of Faas, was a short form of the given name Servaas. Variant forms are Faassen, Faessen, Vaassen, Vaes, and Vaesen. Notable people with the surname include:
De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders. It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. Notable people with the surname include:
Moonen is a Dutch patronymic surname, derived from Moon, a short form of Simon in Limburg. Among variant forms are Monen, Moons and Moens. Notable people with the surname include:
Moens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of "Mo(e)n", a short form of Simon particularly common in East Flanders.
De Korte is a Dutch surname meaning "the short (one)". Thus, Pepin the Short is known as "Pepijn de Korte" in Dutch. Variants are "De Corte", "De Kort" and "De Cort", as well as concatenated forms. People with this surname include:
Nijs is a Dutch patronymic surname originating from the given name "Nijs", a short form of Denijs (Denis). An alternative spelling is Nys. People with this name include:
Gielen is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname most common in Belgian and Dutch Limburg. The given name Giel is a short form of either Michiel, Gilbert or Aegidius. Variant forms are Giele and Gielens. Notable people with this name include:
De Smedt is a Dutch occupational surname. It is East and West Flemish for "the smith". De Smedt is common in East Flanders, while the agglutinated form Desmedt is primarily used in West Flanders. People with this name include:
Luyckx is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/Luc, short forms of Lucas. The name has a myriad of spellings, each pronounced [lœy̯k(s)]. While in Belgium Luyckx is by far the most common, in the Netherlands the forms Luijkx, Luijks, Luijk, Luik and Luijckx are more prevalent. For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in Luik, the Dutch name of Liège. This is generally the case for forms like Van Luijk, Van Luik and de Luyck. People with these surnames include:
Antheunis is a Dutch surname. Notable people with this name include the following: