Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Dutch; and the meaning contains the keywords the or sun.
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Angenent Dutch
Referred to person who lived at the end of the road or the village, derived from Dutch an gen ent meaning "at the end".
Annevelink Dutch
From Dutch aan 't veldink meaning "next to the little field".
De Vries Dutch
Means "the Frisian" in Dutch, referring to a person from Friesland.
De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.
Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.
Ter Avest Dutch
Means "at the edge, eave" indicating a person who lived at the edge of a forest or under a covered shelter.
Van Aller Dutch
Means "from the Aller", a river in Germany, of uncertain meaning.
Van Ankeren Dutch
Means "from the anchor" in Dutch.
Van Beek Dutch
Means "from the creek" in Dutch.
Van Dalen Dutch
Means "from the valley", from Old Dutch dal meaning "valley".
Van Dam Dutch
Means "from the dam" in Dutch.
Van den Akker Dutch
Means "from the field" in Dutch.
Van den Berg Dutch
Means "from the mountain", derived from Dutch berg meaning "mountain".
Van den Brink Dutch
Means "from the village center" in Dutch.
Van den Broek Dutch
Means "from the marsh" in Dutch.
Van den Heuvel Dutch
Means "from the hill" in Dutch.
Van der Aart Dutch
Means "from the earth", derived from Dutch aarde "earth". It perhaps referred to either an earth bank or to a farmer.
Van Der Heijden Dutch
Means "from the heathland" in Dutch.
Van der Linden Dutch
Means "from the linden trees", from Dutch linde meaning "linden tree".
Van der Meer Dutch
Means "from the lake" in Dutch.
Van der Stoep Dutch
Means "from the paved entrance", from Dutch stoep meaning "paved porch at the entrance to a house".
Van der Veen Dutch
Means "from the swamp", from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat". It originally indicated a person who resided in a peat district or fen colony.
Van der Wal Dutch
Means "from the wall" in Dutch.
Van der Zee Dutch
Means "from the sea" in Dutch. The original bearer may have been someone who lived on the coast.
Van de Vliert Dutch
Means "from the elderberry" in Dutch.
Van Dijk Dutch
Means "from the dike" in Dutch.
Van Donk Dutch
Means "from the hill", derived from Dutch donk meaning "(sandy) hill".
Vandroogenbroeck Flemish
Means "from the dry marsh" in Dutch. The city of Brussels was built on dry marshes.
Van Laar Dutch
Derived from Dutch laar (plural laren), which means "open spot in the forest". These areas were used to graze cattle for example.
Van Rijn Dutch
Means "from the Rhine". A famous bearer was the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).
Van Rompaey Flemish, Dutch
Means "from the wide path", derived from Middle Dutch ruum "roomy, spacious" combined with pat "path".
Van Vliet Dutch
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.
Van Wijk Dutch
Means "from the settlement", from Dutch wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district, settlement".
Van Willigen Dutch
Means "from the willows", from Old Dutch wilga "willow".
Verboom Dutch
Means "from the tree" in Dutch.
Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.
Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.
Vervloet Flemish
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.
Westenberg Dutch
Means "west of the mountain", originally referring to a person who lived there.