Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Dutch; and the pattern is *r.
usage
pattern
Aakster Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch ekster "magpie".
Akker Dutch
Dutch form of Acker.
Anker Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Metonymic surname for a sailor, meaning "anchor" in Dutch, Danish and Norwegian.
Arbeider Dutch
From Dutch arbeider meaning "worker".
Baar Dutch
Variant of Baars.
Bakker Dutch
Dutch cognate of Baker, from Middle Dutch backere.
Beumer Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.
Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.
Bouwmeester Dutch
Means "architect, builder" in Dutch.
Brouwer Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.
Cuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.
Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.
Cuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.
De Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.
Dekker Dutch
Means "roofer, thatcher" in Dutch.
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Hoedemaker Dutch
Occupational name for a hat maker, from Dutch hoed "hat" and maker "maker".
Houtkooper Dutch
Means "buyer of wood" in Dutch.
Jonker Dutch
From the Dutch title jonkheer meaning "young lord". It was originally a medieval noble designation (not an actual title) for a young nobleman.
Jonkheer Dutch
Variant of Jonker.
Koster Dutch
Means "churchwarden, sexton" in Dutch, an occupational name for a caretaker of a church.
Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.
Kyler Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cuyler.
Meijer Dutch
Dutch form of Meyer 1.
Mulder Dutch
Dutch equivalent of Miller.
Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.
Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.
Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".
Schermer Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German form of Schirmer.
Schipper Dutch
Occupational name meaning "skipper, ship captain" in Dutch.
Schuyler Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Schuler.
Snaaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Spijker 1 Dutch
Denoted a dweller by or worker at a granary, from Dutch spijker "granary".
Spijker 2 Dutch
Occupational name for a nailsmith, from Dutch spijker "nail".
Van Aller Dutch
Means "from the Aller", a river in Germany, of uncertain meaning.
Van den Akker Dutch
Means "from the field" in Dutch.
Van der Meer Dutch
Means "from the lake" in Dutch.
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 Tonder Dutch
Means "from Tønder", a town in Denmark near the German border.
Visscher Dutch
Variant of Visser.
Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.
Yonker Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jonker.