the etymology and history of surnames
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| Claes |
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Usage: Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| From the given name Klaus. |
| De Vroom |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
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| Variant of Vroom. |
| Franke |
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Usage: German, Dutch, Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| Variant of Frank (3). |
| Goossens |
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Usage: Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| From the Germanic given name Gozzo, derived from the element god "good" or got "god". |
| Joossens |
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Usage: Flemmish
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| Means "son of Joos" in Flemmish. |
| Maes |
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Usage: Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| Flemmish form of Maas. |
| Merckx |
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Usage: Flemmish, Dutch
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| From the given name Mark. |
| Mertens |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| From the given name Merten. |
| Peeters |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| Dutch variant of Peters. |
| Slootmaekers |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
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| Means "the maker of locks" in Dutch, an occupational name for a locksmith. |
| Tillens |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish, German
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| From the Germanic name Thietilo, a medieval pet form of Dietrich. |
| Vandroogenbroeck |
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Usage: Flemmish
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| It means "from the dry marshes" in Dutch. (Brussels was built on dry marshes, so it means from Brussels) It's a very common name in Brussels and on the outskirts. |
| Vermeulen |
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Usage: Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| Belgian and Dutch Flemmish surname meaning "dweller by the mill". |
| Vervloet |
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Usage: Flemmish
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| Means "(dweller by a) stream". |
| Vroom |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
Extra: Statistics |
| Derived from the given name Frumoldus, which comes from Old German fruma-walda, which means "benefit" and "ruler with advantage". |
| Vroomen |
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Usage: Dutch, Flemmish
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| Variant of Vroom. |
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