Troost is a Dutch surname. Troost means "comfort" in Dutch, and the name is thought have a character descriptive or perhaps occupational origin. . People with this name include:
Van Eyck or Van Eijk is a Dutch toponymic surname. Eijck, Eyck, Eyk and Eijk are all archaic spellings of modern Dutch eik ("oak") and the surname literally translates as "from/of oak". However, in most cases, the family name refers to an origin in Maaseik. This city on the Meuse, now in Belgium on the border with the Netherlands, was originally simply known as Eike and from the 13th century as Old Eyck and New Eyck. Names with an affix (tussenvoegsel), like Van der Eijk, are more likely to refer directly to the tree. This article lists people with this surname.
Schindler is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel", which means "shingle". This suggests that the original bearers of the name were in the roofing business. Variations and alternate spellings of the name include: Shindler, Schindel, and Schindelle.
Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
König is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:
Van den Broek is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the marshes". Variant spellings include Van den Broeck, Van den Broeke, and Vandebroek. People with this surname include:
Hartog and de/den Hartog(h) are Dutch surnames meaning "(the) duke". Hartog is also a Dutch Jewish given name and surname equivalent to German Herzog and Hirsch, derived from hert. People with these names include:
Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
Brinkman, Brinkmann, Brinckman, and Brinckmann are variations of a German and Dutch surname. It is toponymic surname with the same meaning as the surname Van den Brink: "(man) from the village green". Notable people with these surnames include:
Willem is a Dutch and West Frisian masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim.
Van Zyl is an Afrikaans toponymic surname. It derives from the Dutch surname Van Zijl, meaning "from Zijl" where Zijl is an archaic term for a waterway. Equivalent
Verbeek is a surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of the toponym Van der Beek, meaning "from/of the creek". Besides a location near a stream, the original bearer may have been from a place called Beek. People with this surname include:
Van der Laan is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of the lane". There are also a number of small settlements in the Netherlands specifically named "De Laan" that could be at a family's origin. Abroad the name is often written as VanderLaan or Vander Laan. People with this name include:
Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'freeman' or 'citizen' and the surname is equivalent to the English surname Burgess. In Dutch and German speaking countries it may be a toponymic surname, indicating origin from any of a number of towns ending in -burg. Notable people with the surname include:
Brand is a surname. It usually is a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Brando (="sword") or a short form of a compound personal name like Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. Also many Scandinavian Brands immigrated across Scandinavia and Europe. 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:
Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to:
Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn and Bruins are Dutch surnames. They can be equivalent to the English surname Brown or, particularly for the form "Bruins", be patronymic as Bruin/Bruijn is a now rare Dutch form of Bruno. The form "the brown" is more common.
Paul is the surname of:
Bosch is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch. In both languages, it is an archaic spelling of a word meaning "forest".
Mol is a Dutch surname. Meaning "mole" in Dutch, it may be descriptive in origin, or metonymic for a mole catcher. The name could also be patronymic or toponymic, referring to the town Mol, Belgium in Antwerp province or a location named "the mole(s)". Among variant forms are De Mol, Demol, Moll, Mols, and Van Mol. Notable people with these surnames include: