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Aalders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".

Aalfs Dutch
Means "son of Aalf", a short form of Adolf.

Aarts Dutch
Means "son of Aart".

Abbink Dutch
From various Dutch places meaning "(farm) belonging to Abbe".

Abels Dutch
Means "son of Abel".

Aben Dutch
Means "son of Abe 2".

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Abrahams Jewish, English, Dutch
Means "son of Abraham".

Achterberg Dutch, German
From the name of various places in the Netherlands and Germany, for example the village of achterberg in Utrecht. The place names are derived from Low German achter "behind" and berg "mountain, hill".

Addicks Dutch
Means "son of Addik", a diminutive of Adde.

Aerts Dutch, Flemish
From a diminutive of the given name Arnout.

Akkerman Dutch
Dutch form of Ackermann.

Alberda Dutch
Derived from the given name Albert.

Albers Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Albring Dutch
Variant of Alberink.

Alders Dutch
Means "son of Aldert".

Alferink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alfhard" in Dutch.

Alles Dutch
Means "son of Alle".

Altena Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly meaning "close, near" in Dutch.

Ananias Dutch
From the Latin given name Ananias.

Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.

Andries Dutch
Derived from the given name Andries.

Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.

Anker Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Metonymic surname for a sailor, meaning "anchor" in Dutch, Danish and Norwegian.

Antonis mu Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.

Arends Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Arendsen Dutch
Variant of Arends.

Arents Dutch
Variant of Arends.

Arentz Dutch
Variant of Arends.

Arntz Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Arntzen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Arts 1 Dutch
Means "son of Aart".

Arts 2 Dutch
Dutch cognate of Arzt.

Artz Dutch
Means "son of Aart".

Arzt Dutch
Means "doctor, physician" in German, ultimately from Latin archiater.

Assink Dutch
From a place name meaning "(farm) belonging to Asse".

Aukes Dutch
Dutch form of Aukema.

Baak Dutch
From a Frisian given name, a short form of Germanic names starting with the element batu "fight, struggle".

Baar Dutch
Variant of Baars.

Baars Dutch
Indicated a person coming from the town of Beers in the Netherlands.

Baas Dutch
Means "boss, overseer" in Dutch.

Bakker Dutch
Dutch cognate of Baker, from Middle Dutch backere.

Barends Dutch
Means "son of Barend".

Benscoter Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Bunschoten.

Berg German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German, Old Dutch and Old Norse berg meaning "mountain".

Berger 2 German, Dutch
Variant of Berg.

Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Beumer Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.

Bezuidenhout Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.

Boelens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.

Boon 3 Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bohn.

Borst Dutch
From a nickname derived from Dutch borst "chest".

Bos Dutch
Variant of Bosch 1.

Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".

Both Dutch
From the Low German given name Bode.

Bothe Dutch
Variant of Both.

Braam Dutch
Derived from the given name Bram.

Brand 1 German, Dutch, English
Derived from the Old German given name Brando or its Old Norse cognate Brandr.

Brand 2 German, Dutch
From Old High German brant or Old Dutch brand meaning "fire", originally a name for a person who lived near an area that had been cleared by fire.

Brandt German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Variant of Brand 1 or Brand 2.

Brouwer Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.

Bruin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.

Bul Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bull.

Bulle Dutch
From the given name Boele.

Bullens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".

Claes Flemish
From the given name Klaus.

Coenen Dutch
Derived from the given name Coenraad.

Coolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Crusan Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cruyssen.

Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.

Cuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Dam Dutch, Danish
Means "dike, dam" in Dutch and Danish. In modern Danish it also means "pond".

De Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.

De Bruijn Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.

De Bruin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.

De Clercq Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

De Cock Flemish
Flemish cognate of Cook.

De Graaf Dutch
Dutch cognate of Graf.

De Groot Dutch
From Dutch groot meaning "big, great".

De Haan Dutch
Means "rooster" in Dutch.

De Haas Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hase.

De Jong Dutch
Means "young" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch jonc. This is the most common surname in the Netherlands.

De Jonge Dutch
Variant of De Jong.

Dekker Dutch
Means "roofer, thatcher" in Dutch.

De Klerk Dutch
From Dutch klerk meaning "clerk", making this a cognate of Clark.

De Kock Dutch
Dutch cognate of Cook.

De Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.

De Lang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.

De Lange Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.

De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.

De Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.

Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.

De Vries Dutch
Means "the Frisian" in Dutch, referring to a person from Friesland.

De Wit Dutch
Variant of De Witte.

De Witt Dutch
Variant of De Witte.

De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.

Dierickx Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Dircks Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Dirks Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".

Dirkse Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".

Dirksen Dutch, German
Means "son of Dirk".

Dirkx Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Drees Dutch
Variant of Dries.

Dreesen Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Dreessen Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Dries Dutch
From the given name Dries.

Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".

Elzinga Dutch
Probably from a place name that was a derivative of Dutch els meaning "alder tree".

Erkens Dutch
Derived from the given name Erk, a variant of Erik.

Ernst German, Dutch, Danish
From the given name Ernst.

Evers Dutch
Means "son of Evert".

Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.

Frank 3 German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Name for a person from Franconia in Germany, so called because it was settled by the Frankish people. A notable bearer was the German-Jewish diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945), a victim of the Holocaust.

Franke German, Dutch
Variant of Frank 3.

Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.

Geerts Dutch
Means "son of Geert".

Glas German, Dutch
German and Dutch cognate of Glass.

Goossens Flemish
From the Germanic given name Gozzo.

Groen Dutch
Dutch cognate of Green.

Groot Dutch
Variant of De Groot.

Haak Dutch
Occupational name meaning "peddler" in Dutch.

Haan Dutch
Variant of De Haan.

Haas Dutch, German
Variant of Hase.

Hagen Norwegian, Dutch
From Old Norse hagi or Old Dutch hago meaning "enclosure, pasture".

Hartman Dutch, German
Dutch and Americanized form of Hartmann.

Heeren Dutch
From Dutch heer "lord, master", a nickname for a person who acted like a lord or who worked for a lord.

Hendrickx Flemish
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Hendriks Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik.

Hendrix Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik. A famous bearer was the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).

Herman English, Dutch
From the given name Herman.

Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".

Heymans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.

Hoek Dutch
From Dutch hoek meaning "corner".

Holland 2 Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person from the Dutch province of Holland 1.

Holst Danish, Low German, Dutch
Originally referred to a person from the region of Holstein between Germany and Denmark. A famous bearer of this name was the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934).

Holt English, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".

Holtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.

Houben Dutch
Derived from the given name Hubert.

Houk Dutch (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Hoek.

Houtkooper Dutch
Means "buyer of wood" in Dutch.

Houtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.

Hummel 1 German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Humbert.

Hummel 2 German, Dutch
Nickname for a busy person, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch hommel, Middle High German hummel, all meaning "bee".

Jacobs English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Jacob.

Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansen Dutch, Norwegian
Means "son of Jan 1". This is the second most common Dutch surname.

Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Janson German, Dutch, Swedish, English
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janssens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Janzen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".

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.

Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.

Kappel German, Dutch
Name for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, a diminutive of cappa "cape", arising from the holy relic of the torn cape of Saint Martin, which was kept in small churches.

Kikkert Dutch
Derived from Dutch kikker meaning "frog".

Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Klein German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).

Kloet Dutch
Possibly from Middle Dutch cloet meaning "lump, ball". In some cases this was a nickname for an oafish person. In other cases it may have been a name for someone who lived near a sign that had a globe on it.

Kock Low German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch cognate of Cook.

Koeman Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Kok Dutch
Dutch cognate of Cook.

Kolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kollen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.

Kool Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koole Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.

Koster Dutch
Means "churchwarden, sexton" in Dutch, an occupational name for a caretaker of a church.

Kroon Dutch, Estonian
Means "crown" in Dutch and Estonian (from Latin corona).

Krusen Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cruyssen.

Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.

Kuipers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Kyler Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cuyler.

Langenberg German, Dutch
From various place names meaning "long mountain" in German and Dutch.

Laurens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Lauwers Dutch
From the given name Laurens.

Linden German, Dutch
Indicated a person who lived near a linden tree, derived from Old High German linta or Old Dutch linda.

Loman Dutch
From various place names in the Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch loh meaning "meadow, clearing".

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

Maas Dutch, Low German
From the given name Maas.

Maes Flemish
Flemish form of Maas.

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Mas 2 Dutch, Low German
Variant of Maas.

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Meijer Dutch
Dutch form of Meyer 1.

Merckx Dutch, Flemish
From the given name Mark.

Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.

Michel French, German, Dutch, Basque
Derived from the given name Michel, Michiel or Mitxel.

Michiels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Michiel".

Mulder Dutch
Dutch equivalent of Miller.

Muyskens Dutch
Means "little mouse" in Dutch.

Nagel German, Dutch
Means "nail" in German and Dutch, an occupational name for a carpenter or nailsmith.

Oomen Dutch
Patronymic derived from Middle Dutch oom meaning "(maternal) uncle".

Otten Dutch
Means "son of Otto".

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Paulis Dutch
From the given name Paul.

Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".

Peerenboom Dutch
From Dutch meaning "pear tree", referring to someone who lived or worked at a pear orchard.

Peeters Dutch, Flemish
Dutch and Flemish variant of Peters.

Pender 2 Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Penders Dutch
From Middle Dutch paender meaning "brewer", derived from panne meaning "pan, pot", ultimately from Latin patina.

Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Post Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person who lived near a post, ultimately from Latin postis.

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".

Ramaker Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Reinders Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Reindert.

Reynders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Rietveld Dutch
Means "reed field", from Dutch riet "reed" and veld "field". It is found mostly in the western part of the Netherlands (the Holland area).

Rompa Dutch
Variant of Van Rompa.

Roosa Dutch
From Dutch roos meaning "rose".

Roosevelt Dutch
Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Rutgers Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Rutten Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger.

Ryskamp Dutch
Meaning unknown, probably ending with Dutch kamp meaning "camp".

Scheer German, Dutch
Variant of Scherer.

Schenk German, Dutch
From Middle High German, Middle Dutch schenke meaning "wine server" (from Old High German scenken "to pour out").

Schermer Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German form of Schirmer.

Schipper Dutch
Occupational name meaning "skipper, ship captain" in Dutch.

Schneiders Dutch
Variant of Snyder.

Scholten Dutch
Variant of Schouten.

School Dutch
From Dutch school, ultimately from Latin schola meaning "school", indicating a person who worked at or lived near a school.

Schouten Dutch
Occupational name derived from Middle Dutch schout meaning "sheriff, bailiff".

Schuyler Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Schuler.

Seegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seelen Dutch
Variant of Ceelen.

Segers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Seghers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".

Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simonis Dutch, German
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simons English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Smeets Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Smit Dutch
From Middle Dutch smit "metalworker, blacksmith", a cognate of Smith.

Smits Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Spiker Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Spijker 1 or Spijker 2.

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Theunissen Dutch
Means "son of Theunis".

Tunison Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Teunissen.

Van Aller Dutch
Means "from the Aller", a river in Germany, of uncertain meaning.

Van Alphen Dutch
Means "from Alphen", a town in the Netherlands. It is derived from the name of the Roman fort Albaniana, itself from Latin albus "white".

Van Alst Dutch
Means "from Aalst", the name of towns in Belgium and the Netherlands, which is possibly from Germanic *alhs meaning "temple, shelter".

Van Andel Dutch
Means "from Andel", a town in the Netherlands, possibly meaning "upper forest" in Old Dutch.

Van Antwerp Dutch
Means "from Antwerp", a city in Belgium.

Van Antwerpen Dutch
Variant of Van Antwerp.

Van As Dutch
Means "from Asch", a town in the Netherlands, meaning "ash tree".

Van Asch Dutch
Variant of Van As.

Van Beek Dutch
Means "from the creek" in Dutch.

Van Buren Dutch
Means "from Buren", a small town on the island of Ameland in the north of the Netherlands, as well as a small city in the Dutch province Gelderland. The place names derive from Old Dutch bur meaning "house, dwelling". In the 16th century the countess Anna van Buren married William of Orange, the founder of the Dutch royal family. A famous bearer of this surname was Martin van Buren (1782-1862), the eighth President of the United States.

Van Daele Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Van Dale Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Vandale Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Van Dalen Dutch
Means "from the valley", from Old Dutch dal meaning "valley".

Van Dam Dutch
Means "from the dam" in Dutch.

Van Damme Flemish
Means "from Damme", the name of a town in Belgium, derived from Dutch dam meaning "dam". A famous bearer is the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960-), who was born with the surname Van Varenberg.

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 Beek Dutch
Variant of Van Beek.

Van der Berg Dutch
Variant of Van den Berg.

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 Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

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 Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Van Dijk Dutch
Means "from the dike" in Dutch.

Van Hassel Dutch
Means "from Hassel", a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It may be derived from Old Dutch hasal meaning "hazel tree".

Van Heel Dutch
Means "from Heel", a small town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.

Van Hofwegen Dutch
Means "from Hofwegen", a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch hof "garden, courtyard" and weg "way, path, road".

Van Hoorn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.

Van Horn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.

Van Hout Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Van Houte Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Van Houten Dutch
Means "from forests", derived from Dutch hout "forest".

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 Leeuwen Dutch
Means "from Leeuwen", the name of towns in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Limburd. The place names may be from the Old Dutch word leo meaning "hill, burial mound".

Van Middlesworth Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Van Middelburg.

Van Rijn Dutch
Means "from the Rhine". A famous bearer was the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).

Van Rossum Dutch
Means "from Rossum", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch rothe "cleared area in a forest" and heim "home".

Van Veen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Van Vliet Dutch
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.

Van Wieren Frisian, Dutch
Means "from Wieren". This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands, which mean "seaweed".

Veenstra Dutch
Derived from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat".

Venner Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

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.

Visscher Dutch
Variant of Visser.

Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.

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