Afrikaans Submitted Surnames

Afrikaans names are used by Afrikaans speakers in the countries of South Africa and Namibia.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Amsterdam Dutch (Expatriate), Afrikaans
From the name of the capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, meaning "dam of the Amstel".

Baard Afrikaans

Badenhorst Afrikaans

Buys Afrikaans (Modern)
South Africa, Pretoria

Christoffel Dutch, Afrikaans, German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Christoffel.

Cilliërs Afrikaans
Brought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.

Coetzee Afrikaans

Cronje Afrikaans
Altered form of the French surname Cronier, derived from Old French crones, a term denoting a sheltered area by a river bank where fish retreat to. This could be used as an occupational name for someone who fished in such an area, or derived from a place named with the element, such as the French village Crosne.

De Beer Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Means "the bear" or "the boar" in Dutch and Afrikaans, a nickname for a person who resembled the animal in some way, such as being very large, strong, or aggressive, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting one... [more]

De Bruyn Afrikaans
"Bruyn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown"

du Plessis Afrikaans, French Creole, French (Cajun), French (Huguenot)
French topographic name for someone who lived by a quickset fence, Old French pleis (from Latin plexum past participle of plectere ‘plait’, ‘weave’), with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’... [more]

du Toit Afrikaans

Engelbrecht Afrikaans
The name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".

Esterhuizen Southern African, Afrikaans
Habitational name of French origin, denoting a person from Estreux, a commune in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Esterhuysen Southern African, Afrikaans
Variant of Esterhuizen.

Fourie Afrikaans
Originates from French Huguenot settlers

Goud Dutch, Afrikaans
Means "gold" in Dutch, an occupational name for a goldsmith, or possibly a nickname for a person with blonde hair. It could also be a variant form of Gott.

Knetter Afrikaans

Kotze Afrikaans

Louw Afrikaans
Louw is a surname that has pre 7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Lowe, meaning Lion.

Malan Afrikaans

Marais French, Afrikaans

Maré French, Afrikaans

Maree Afrikaans, French, English

Melker Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch melker "milker (one who milks)". In some cases, however, it can also be derived from the given name Melchior.

Moolman Afrikaans

Nel Afrikaans

Odendaal Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Odenthal.

Olwagen Afrikaans

Pienaar Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of French Pinard.

Potgieter Afrikaans

Prinsloo Afrikaans
Prinsloo is an Afrikaans surname. The name is derived from the dutch word Prins (meaning prince), and a loo suffix meaning clearing in the forest. Variant spellings include Prinzloo and Prinslo.

Retief Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rétif.

Snyman Afrikaans
Afrikaans version of the German surname Schneider, which is German for tailor.

Steenbok Afrikaans, Dutch
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Steinbock.

Steyn Afrikaans
Derived from Old Dutch stēn "stone" referring ot a (bowl) stone or a weapon made of stone or rock.

Strydom Afrikaans

Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".

Swart Afrikaans
Means "black" in Afrikaans

Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).

Uys Afrikaans
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of Huijs which seems to have developed into Uijs and finally into Uys.

van der Westhuizen Afrikaans

Van Lingen Afrikaans

van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".

Van Rooyen Afrikaans
van Rooyen related to Van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [more]

Van Wyk Afrikaans

Van Zyl Afrikaans

Venter Afrikaans

Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".

Viviers Afrikaans

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