Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
2/17/2016, 12:10 PM	m4yb3_daijirou
2/17/2016, 7:04 AM	Lucille
2/16/2016, 10:18 PM	Gabraham_Lincoln
2/16/2016, 10:17 PM	Gabraham_Lincoln

Name Sjoerdsma

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage Frisian, Dutch

Pronounced Pron. SHOORTS-mah

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

Derived from the Frisian given name SJOERD combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".

A known bearer of this surname is the Dutch politician Sjoerd Wiemer Sjoerdsma (b. 1981).

Added 2/16/2016 by Gabraham_Lincoln