Dutch Submitted Surnames

Dutch names are used in the Netherlands and Flanders. See also about Dutch names.
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Quackenbos Dutch, English
Variant of Quackenbosch. Mary Grace Quackenbos Humiston (1869–1948) was the first female Special Assistant United States Attorney. She was a graduate of the New York University School of Law and was a leader in exposing peonage in the American South.
Quackenbosch Dutch
Topographic name meaning "night heron woodlands" in Dutch, from Dutch kwak "night heron" and bosch "woodland wilderness". This surname is now extinct in the Netherlands.
Quackenbush Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Quackenbosch.
Quant Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch quant meaning "companion, comrade" or "trickster, prankster, rogue", ultimately from an older term meaning "journeyman, tradesman, small merchant". Compare Quandt.
Raad Dutch
Metonymic occupational name for an adviser, counselor, or member of a town council, from raad "advice, counsel", or derived from a given name containing the element (see rēdaz).
Raaf Dutch, German
Means "raven" in Dutch.
Raat Dutch
From Middle Dutch raet "advice, counsel". Could be an occupational name for a member of a council, or a short form of names containing rēdaz, such as Radulf... [more]
Raben German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Low German rauben meaning "raven".
Raeven Dutch
Variant spelling of Raven.
Raimond Estonian, Dutch, French, Croatian
From the given name Raimond.
Rave Low German, Dutch
Variant form of Rabe and Raaf, both meaning "raven".
Raven English, Dutch
From a variety of sources all ultimately derived from the name of the bird. Could be a patronymic form of a given name such as Raven, Hraban, or Walraven; from a nickname referring to dark hair or thieving tendencies; or from a toponym derived from a given name.
Ravenswaaij Dutch
From the name of a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, meaning "Raven’s ford", derived from the personal name Raven combined with Old Dutch wade "ford, shallows", later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch way "pool, kolk lake".
Reese Low German, Dutch, German
Variant of Riese or Reus, from risi meaning "giant". Alternatively, could be a patronymic form of the Germanic given name Razo, derived from rēdaz "counsel, advise", or a habitational name from places called Rees or Reese in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Reiziger Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Derived from Middle Dutch reisiger meaning "traveller, voyager", ultimately from Middle High German meaning "soldier on horseback". It is notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Michael Reiziger (1973-).
Remis Greek, Dutch, German, Asturian
Greek from a medieval Greek personal name, Remis, a vernacular form of the personal name Remigius (see French Remy)... [more]
Rens Dutch
From the personal name Rens, a reduced form of Laurens. Could also derive from a given name containing the element regin "advice, counsel", such as Reinoud.
Reus Dutch
Means "giant" in Dutch, a nickname for a big man.
Rhett Dutch
Anglicized form of Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel". Compare Raad.
Ridder German, Dutch
Dutch form and German variant of Ritter.
Rijkaard Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Dutch variant of Richard. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired Dutch soccer player Frank Rijkaard (1962-).
Rijlaarsdam Dutch
Derived from Reguliersdam, a dam named for a nearby monastery from Old French reguler "ecclesiastical, subject to religious or monastic rule".
Ritfeld German, Dutch (Anglicized)
German surname and anglicized Dutch form of Rietveld
Robben Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Robbe, a short form of Robert.
Rochussen Dutch
Means "son of Rochus". Famous bearers of this name are the Dutch prime minister Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797-1871) and the 19th-century painter Charles Rochussen (1814-1894).
Roel Dutch, German
From the given name Roel, a short form of Roeland or Roelof.
Roelfs Dutch
Means "son of Roelf".
Roelofs Dutch
Variant of Roelfs, meaning "son of Roelof".
Roels Belgian, Dutch
Means "son of Roel".
Roep Dutch
Short form of Ruprecht.
Roest Dutch
Habitational name derived from Old Dutch roest "reed bed, rush forest". Alternatively, from Dutch roest "rust", a nickname for a red-haired person.
Rolloos Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Rollo.
Romine Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Romeijn.
Rommel Upper German, Dutch
Nickname for a noisy and disruptive person, from Middle Dutch rommel "noise, disorder, disturbance". Alternatively, a variant of Rummel.
Romyn Dutch
Variant of Romijn.
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Ronden Dutch
Possibly derived from Dutch rond meaning "round, circular".
Rood Dutch
Dutch cognate of Read 1.
Roos Estonian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, German (Swiss), Low German
Means "rose" in Estonian and Dutch. Swedish and Danish variant of Ros, also meaning "rose". This could be a locational name for someone living near roses, an occupational name for someone who grew roses, or a nickname for someone with reddish skin.
Roose English, Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Rose 1, Rose 2, Roos or Ross.
Rooster Dutch (Rare)
Possibly related to German Rüster, an occupational name for an arms dealer.
Root Dutch
From Dutch root, a derivative of roten "to ret", a topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place, a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Ros Dutch
Could be an occupational name for a horse breeder or trader derived from Middle Dutch ros "horse, steed" (see hros), or a nickname for someone with red hair or ruddy skin derived from Dutch ros "reddish; red-haired, ginger".
Rosenboom Dutch
From Dutch rozeboom meaning "rose tree", a habitational name for someone who lived near such a tree or a sign depicting one, or who come from the neighbourhood Rozenboom.
Rothuizen Dutch
Means "red houses" in Dutch, a habitational name.
Rotterdam Dutch
Denoting someone from a place named Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
Roudebush Dutch (Americanized), Belgian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch and Belgian Ronderbosch or Rondenbosch, a habitational name for someone from Ronderbos in Dilbeek, Brabant, or Ronden Bos in Maldegen, East Flanders.
Rouvoet Dutch
From a nickname that meant "rough foot", derived from Middle Dutch ru meaning "rough, wild" and voet meaning "foot". This name is borne by the retired Dutch politician André Rouvoet (1962-).
Rovers Dutch
Patronymic form of the Dutch given name Rover, or an alternative form of De Rover.
Rozenstruik Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Means "rose bush" in Dutch, possibly an artificial name.
Ruiter Dutch
Derived from the Dutch noun ruiter meaning "rider, horseman, knight".
Rumfelt German, Dutch
Altered spelling of German Romfeld, derived from Middle Low German rüm- meaning "to clear (land)" and feld meaning "open country, field", hence a topographic name or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a person engaged in clearing woodland, or in some cases a habitational name for someone from Romfelt in the Ardennes... [more]
Rutte Dutch
Derived from the given name Rutger. This surname is borne by the former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte (1967-).
Salm Dutch
Denoted a person from any of various places called Salm. It could also derive from Dutch zalm meaning "salmon", referring to someone who lived near a sign depicting them, or to someone who fished for salmon.
Sas Dutch
Cognate of Sachs.
Sax Upper German, Dutch, Flemish
South German variant of Sachs and Dutch variant of Sas.
Schaal German, Dutch, French, Jewish
Either a nickname for a braggart or a market crier, (derived from Middle High German schal meaning "noise, bragging"), an occupational name for someone who made dishes for scales and vessels for drinking, (from Middle Low German and Dutch schale "dish"), a habitational name from Schaala in Thuringia or the Schaalsee lake near Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, or a topographic name for someone living on marshy land, (from Dutch schald "shallow")... [more]
Schaap Dutch
Means "sheep" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd. Alternatively, it could be a nickname for someone who looked or behaved like a sheep in some way, or who lived by a sign depicting a sheep.
Schacht German, Flemish
From Middle Low German and Middle Dutch schacht "shaft; pole, tunnel", a metonymic occupational name for someone who made shafts for tools or weapons, or who worked in a mineshaft.
Schade German, Dutch
From schade "damage, injury", a derivative of schaden "to do damage, harm, hurt", generally a nickname for a thug or clumsy person, or, more particularly, a robber knight, who raided others’ lands.
Schalk German, Dutch
From Old High German scalc "servant, retainer, jester", which eventually evolved to mean "joker, rogue, knave". Could be an occupational name for an attendant or jester, a nickname for someone mischievous, or derived from a given name containing scalc as an element, such as Godschalk.
Scheele German, Dutch, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle Low German schele and Dutch scheel meaning "squinting, cross-eyed". A notable bearer was German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) who discovered oxygen and identified several other elements.
Scheepens Dutch
From Middle Dutch schēpen "alderman", a member of a municipal council.
Schellekens Dutch
Patronymic form of Schelleken, a diminutive of given names derived from scalc "servant, knight", such as Schalk or Godschalk... [more]
Schenkel German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "leg, shank", an occupational name for a butcher or a nickname for someone with long or otherwise notable legs.
Scheper Dutch, Low German
Means "shepherd" in Dutch and Low German.
Schermerhorn Dutch
From Schermerhorn, the name of a village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch schermer meaning "fencer" and hoorn meaning "horn". It was borne by the Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (1894-1977), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Schild German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt "shield".
Schilder Dutch
Means "painter" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch schildere "shield painter" (from schilt "shield"), originally denoting someone who painted coats of arms on shields. An occupational name for someone who painted houses, shields, or anything else.
Schilling German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "shilling (coin)", possibly a nickname for a serf who had paid his rent or fee to his lord for his freedom. It could also be a habitational name derived from Schillingen, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... [more]
Schimmelpenninck Dutch, Flemish
From Dutch schimmel "mould, fungus; grey (colour)" and penning "coin, penny", a nickname for a miser; cognate to German Schimmelpfennig.
Schink Dutch
Variant of Schenk.
Schippers Dutch
Patronymic form of Schipper.
Schoen Dutch
Means "shoe" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Schoenmaker Dutch
Means "shoemaker" in Dutch.
Scholtes Dutch
Patronymic form of Scholte.
Schonewille Dutch
Perhaps a nickname for an attractive person, derived from Middle Dutch schône meaning "beautiful, clean, pure" and wille meaning "to want, to desire".
Schools Dutch
Variant of School.
Schot Dutch
Name originates from the German name Schott, meaning peddler. Shortened in late 17th century.
Schreuder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Schröder 1 and Schröder 2.
Schreur Dutch
Shortened form of Schreuder.
Schrijver Dutch
Means "scribe, clerk, writer" in Dutch, cognate to German Schreiber.
Schrijvers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Scriven. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers (1946-2022).
Schroot Dutch
Possibly an altered form of des Groot via Sgroot, meaning "son of the Groot", itself a byname meaning "great, large". Alternatively, it could be related to schroot "scrap (metal)" or the older scrode "to cut", an occupational name for someone who worked with metal, or perhaps a tailor.
Schruijer Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Schreier, from Dutch schreien or schreeuwen, meaning "to scream, shout, yell".
Schut Dutch
Variant of Schutte.
Schutte Dutch, Low German, South African
Variant of (Schütte), an occupational name for an archer.
Schuurman Dutch
Derived from Dutch schuur "barn, shed" and man "person, man".
Seger Swedish, English, Dutch
Means "victory" in Swedish. It is also a variant of the English surname Seager or derived from the Germanic given name Sigiheri "victory army".
Seivert Dutch
Derived from the given name Sivert.
Seynaeve Flemish
Either derived from Old French chenave "hemp", an occupational name for a hemp farmer, or a cognate of German Senft "mustard".
Seys Belgian, Flemish
Possibly derived from a pet form of François, or from Middle Dutch cijns "toll, tribute, feudal tax".
Shilling English, German (Americanized), Dutch (Americanized)
nickname from the Middle English coin name schilling "shilling" (Old English scilling) probably referring to a fee or rent owed or paid... [more]
Sies German, Dutch
From the ancient Germanic name Sigizo formed with the element sigi "victory" (from proto Germanic segiz).
Sievert Low German, Dutch, Swedish
Derived from the given name Sievert. A Sievert (Sv) is a unit measuring the effect of ionizing radiation on the human body (called equivalent absorbed radiation dose)... [more]
Sikkema West Frisian, Dutch
Patronymic form of Sikke, a short form of names containing the element sigu "victory", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".
Sikkens Dutch
Means "son of Sikke".
Sillem Dutch
Possibly a variant form of Sillen.
Sillen Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name, either Marcelis/Marcilia or Cecilia.
Sim Scottish, Dutch, English
From the personal name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.
Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
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".
Slaats Dutch
Possibly a contracted form of Dutch des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Slack English, Dutch
Nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac "slow, loose", Middle English slak "lazy, careless". Alternatively, the Dutch form could derive from Middle Dutch slecke "snail, slug", with a similar implication of idleness.
Slats Dutch
Possibly derived from a toponym related to Old Germanic slaut meaning "puddle, pool" or "ditch, channel".
Sleegers Dutch
Older form of modern Dutch slager "butcher" and slachter "slaughterer", derived from Old Germanic *slahaną "to hit, to strike; to kill".
Slot Dutch
Means "lock, clasp" in Dutch, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Slotboom Dutch
From a place name meaning "lock beam", a piece of wood used to close an opening.
Sluiter Dutch
Means "gatekeeper, porter, prison guard, cellar master" in Dutch, literally "one who closes".
Smet Flemish
Flemish form of Smit.
Smid Dutch
Means "smith" in Dutch, cognate to English Smith.
Smidt Dutch
Variant spelling of Smit, or a corruption of the German cognate Schmidt.
Smoot Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Smout.
Smout Dutch, Flemish
Means "oil, lard, melted animal fat" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, or a nickname for someone who ate – or who could afford to eat – large amounts of food containing it.
Smulders Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch des mulders meaning "son of the miller". A famous bearer is Canadian-American actress Cobie Smulders (1982-).
Snapper Dutch
From Middle Dutch snappen meaning "to chatter, babble, snap" or "to snatch, grab, seize", a nickname for a talkative person, or perhaps a thief. Compare Schnapp.
Snellius Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Snel. A notable bearer was the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626; real name Willebrord Snel van Royen), commonly called Snell, for whom the formula Snell's law is named.
Snoek Dutch
Means "pike (fish)" in Dutch.
Snyder Dutch, English, German, Yiddish, Jewish
Means "tailor" in Dutch, an occupational name for a person who stitched coats and clothing.... [more]
Sovern English, French, German, Dutch
Sovern is a modified spelling of Sovereign meaning a ruler or monarch.
Spaans Dutch
Either a patronymic from the archaic given name Spaan, of uncertain etymology, or an occupational name derived from Middle Dutch spaen "wood chip, piece of wood; spoon, spatula".
Speer German, Dutch, English
German and Dutch cognate of Spear, as well as an English variant of the same surname.
Spiek Dutch
Possibly a variant of Spijk.
Spijk Dutch
Possibly a habitational name from any of several locations called Spijk, derived from Old Dutch spich "headland, spit".
Spoor English, Dutch
From Middle Dutch and Middle English spoor "spur", an occupational name for a maker or seller of spurs.
Springer German, English, Dutch, Jewish
Nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from springen "to jump, to leap". A famous bearer was Ludwig der Springer (AKA Louis the Springer), a medieval Franconian count who, according to legend, escaped from a second or third-story prison cell by jumping into a river after being arrested for trying to seize County Saxony in Germany.
Spruijt Dutch
Means "sprout" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a young person or a descendant of a wealthy, powerful or important family.
Spruit Dutch
Variant of Spruijt.
Spruyt Dutch
Variant of Spruijt. This surname is especially common in Belgium.
Staal Dutch
From Old Dutch stal meaning "steel", a metonymic occupational name for a steelworker or blacksmith.
Stam Dutch
Means "trunk (of a tree), stem" in Dutch, a nickname for a blocky or heavily built man.
Star Dutch
Means "stiff, frozen, rigid" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch staer "having a troubled or gloomy expression; tight, stiff", a nickname either for a gloomy person or for someone who was rigid and inflexible.
Starke German, Dutch, English
Variant of German and English Stark and Dutch and German Sterk. Nickname for a strong bold person from Middle High German stark Middle Dutch starcke staerke "strong brave".
Steenbok Afrikaans, Dutch
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Steinbock.
Steffes Dutch, German
A patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Steffen.
Stegeman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stēge "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and man "person, man".
Stegerhoek Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch stega "lane, alleyway; steep path, slope" and huok "corner, angle, hook".
Stekelenburg Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch stekel meaning "prickle, stickle, spine, spike" and burg meaning "fortress". A famous bearer is the retired Dutch soccer goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-).
Steketee Dutch
Derived from the biblical Greek word στήκετε (stekete) meaning "I stand (firm)", probably of Protestant or Huguenot origin.
Sterk Dutch, German
Dutch cognate and German variant of Stark. Nickname from Middle Low German sterk and Middle High German stark Middle Dutch sterke starcke staerke "strong brave".
Sterken Dutch
From Dutch sterk meaning "strong".
Steven Scottish, English, Dutch, Low German
From the personal name Steven, a vernacular form of Latin Stephanus, Greek Stephanos "crown".
Stift German (Austrian), Dutch
Means "religious foundation, monastery".
Stikvoort Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch voort "ford" and an uncertain first element; perhaps from a relation of Middle High German stickel "hill, slope".
Stoker Dutch
Means "stoker, one who stokes a fire" or "firestarter, agitator" in Dutch, an occupational name or a nickname for a troublemaker.
Stolk Dutch
Contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch stolle "lump, chunk" and wijc "farmstead, village".
Stoop Dutch
From Middle Dutch stoop "pitcher, stone bottle, wine jug", an occupational name for an innkeeper or a nickname for a heavy drinker.
Storm English, Low German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Nickname for a man of blustery temperament.
Storm Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for someone who rang an alarm bell warning of oncoming storms.
Streep Dutch
Means "stripe, hyphen" in Dutch.
Stricker German, Low German, Dutch
Occupational name for a rope maker or knitter (of hose, for example), from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German stricken ‘to tie’.
Strijbis Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from strijd meaning "conflict, strife" or "disputed, contested", an element in some place names.
Struijk Dutch
Topographic name derived from Middle Dutch struuc meaning "bush, shrub".
Struik Dutch
Variant of Struijk.
Struycken Dutch
Variant of Struijk, notably borne by the Dutch actor Carel Struycken (1948-).
Struyk Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Struijk.
Strycker Dutch
From Dutch de Strycker, an occupational name for someone responsible for measuring out cloth or grain. See also Stryker.
Stryker Dutch
From Dutch Strijker, an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess... [more]
Strynckx Flemish
Variant form of Dutch Streng "strong, rope, cord", a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker. Alternatively, it could be a nickname derived from streng "strict, severe, cruel".
Stuifzand Dutch
Means "drift-sand, quicksand" in Dutch, from the name of a town in the Netherlands.
Susan English, Dutch, Jewish (Sephardic)
As an English (London) and Dutch surname, it comes from the feminine personal name Susanna, from Hebrew שושן (shushan) meaning "lily, lily of the valley".... [more]
Suurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Wim Suurbier (1945-2020).
Swanepoel Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
From the place name Zwaenepoel "swan pool".
Swaneveld Dutch
From the place name Zwanenveld, meaning "swan’s field" in Dutch.
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Swinkels Dutch
Contracted form of Dutch des winkels meaning "from the corner". Compare Winkler.
Tabak Dutch
Occupational name for a butcher or hog breeder, from Middle Dutch tucbake composed of tucken "to pull, push, strike" and bake "hog, pig; meat from the back of a pig".
Tasman Dutch
Derived from Dutch tas "bag" and man "person, man". Usually a metonymic name for someone who made bags, though in at least one case it was taken from the name of a ship, De Tas.
Tazelaar Dutch
Dutch (Zeeland) variant of ’t Hazelaar "the hazel bush", a topographic name for someone living by hazel bushes.
Teeuwen Dutch
Patronymic from a short form of Mattheus.
Ten Boom Dutch
Means "at the tree" in Dutch. A notable bearer of this surname was Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), a German woman who helped Jewish people take refuge into her home during the Second World War.
Teneyck Dutch (Americanized)
From Dutch ten eik meaning "at the oak tree", a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree. This has been a prominent family name in Albany, NY, area since the 1630s.
Ten Have Dutch
Variant form of Hof.
Ter Haar Dutch
Habitational name meaning "at the sandy ridge".
Terpstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from terp, a kind of artificial hill used as shelter during floods or high tide, and the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.
Ter Stegen Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Means "in the alley", from Middle Dutch stege "alleyway, lane, narrow path".
Terwogt Dutch
Probably derived from Dutch ter "in the, of" and an uncertain second element.
Teunis Dutch
From the given name Teunis.
Theunis Dutch
From the given name Theunis.
Theuns Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Theun.
Thijssen Dutch
Means "son of Thijs", a short form of Matthijs.
Thorbecke Dutch
Possibly an altered form of ter Beek "in the stream" (compare Van der Beek).
Thys Flemish, Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of a patronymic form of the given name Thijs.
Tielle Dutch
Possibly related to Thiel.
Timm German, Dutch, English
English: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of Dietmar... [more]
Timmer Dutch, Low German
Means "timber" in Dutch and Low German, an occupational name for a carpenter.
Timmerman Dutch, Flemish
Means "carpenter" in Dutch, literally "timber man".
Timmermans Dutch, Flemish
Patronymic form of Timmerman.
Trommel Dutch
From Dutch meaning "drum".
Tromp Dutch
Occupational name for a musician derived from trompet "trumpet, horn", or possibly Middle Dutch tromme "drum".
Troost Dutch, Low German
Means "comfort, consolation" in Dutch, a nickname for someone who was particularly encouraging or helpful, or perhaps a byname for a child born after the death of an older sibling.
Troy Dutch
From a short form of the personal names Geertrui and Geertruida, Dutch forms of Gertrude... [more]
Troye Dutch, English
Dutch and French variant of Troy.
Truin Dutch
Matronymic form of Trui, a shortened form of the given name Geertruida.
Tulp Dutch, Estonian
Dutch and Estonian form of Tulip.
Uitterdijk Dutch
From the toponym Uiterdijk, derived from uiter "outer" and dijk "dike, levee".
Uytdehaage Dutch
Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]
Vaandrager Dutch
Means "flag-bearer, ensign" in Dutch, from vaan "banner, vane, flag" and drager "carrier, bearer".
Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".
Valden Dutch (Expatriate, ?)
Possibly an altered form of Velden.
Valk Dutch
Means "falcon" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a falconer, or possibly derived from the given name Falk. Compare Falco.
Van Aanholt Dutch
Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Van Agt Dutch
Means "from Acht", a small village within the city of Eindhoven in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch acht, achte meaning either "eight" or "preserve, lordly possession, legal district"... [more]
Van Amerongen Dutch
Means "from Amerongen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Van Ark Dutch
Habitational name from a place called Ark in Gelderland.
Van Barneveld Dutch
Means "from Barneveld", a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
van Beethoven Flemish
Means "from the beet fields", a variant of Beethoven. A famous bearer of this name was German Clasical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".
Van Bijsterveldt Dutch
Means "from the waste land", derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt meaning "waste land, chaffing and infertile land". Dutch politician Marja van Bijsterveldt (1961-) bears this name.
Van Blankenberg German, Belgian, Dutch
Means "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Van Blerk Dutch
Van Blerk is a Dutch noble surname.
Van Bommel Dutch
Means "from Bommel", a city now called Zaltbommel, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. A famous bearer is the former Dutch soccer player Mark van Bommel (1977-).
Van Boxtel Dutch
Means "from Boxtel" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch buk "buck, roebuck, hart" and stelle "stable, safe residence".
Van Breukelen Dutch
Means "from Breukelen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, itself derived from Old Dutch bruoc meaning "marsh, marshland, wetland" and lētha meaning "excavated, canalised watercourse"... [more]
Van Brink Dutch
Means "from the village green", from Dutch brink "village green, town square, edge of a field or hill".
Van Brocklin Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Van Breukelen. A notable bearer of this surname was the American football player, coach and executive Norman Mack Van Brocklin (1926-1983), also known as "The Dutchman".
Van Bronckhorst Dutch
Means "from Bronckhorst", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch brink meaning "edge, slope, village green" and horst meaning "overgrown hillock" or "higher located brushwood"... [more]
Van Burgen Dutch (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Possibly means "from Burgen", the name of several villages in Germany.
Van Buskirk Dutch (Expatriate)
Habitational name denoting someone from Buiskerke, derived from Dutch bos "woods, forest" and kerk "church"... [more]
Van Coevorden Dutch
Means "from Coevorden", the name of a city in the Netherlands derived from Middle Dutch coe "cow" and voorde "ford, crossing".
Vancouver Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant of Van Coevorden, meaning "from the cow ford".
Van De Kerkhof Dutch
Means "from the churchyard", derived from Middle Dutch kerke meaning "church" and hof meaning "court, garden, yard". Famous bearers of this surname include twin brothers René and Willy Van De Kerkhof (1951-), both retired Dutch soccer players.
Van De Leest Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Dutch leest meaning "last, boottree", a tool used by shoemakers to shape boots. This can be either an occupational name for cobblers, or a habitational name from the settlement of Leest, itself possibly named for a field in the shape of a boot.
Van Delft Dutch
Means "from Delft" in Dutch, a city in South Holland, Netherlands, named for the nearby Delf canal, which derives from Middle Dutch delven "to dig, delve, excavate; to bury".
Van De Mark Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived by a border or boundary, from Middle Dutch marke meaning "boundary, borderland". Could also derive from the river Mark, likely originating from the same etymology.
Van den Bogaard Dutch
Means "from the orchard", derived from Dutch boomgaard literally meaning "orchard".
Van den Bos Dutch
Means "from the forest" in Dutch, a variant form of Van Den Bosch.
Van Den Bosch Dutch
Means "from De Bosch" or "from the woods", derived from Middle Dutch bosch "forest, wood".
Van den Hurk Dutch
From any of several place names derived from the element hornik "corner".
Van Den Oever Dutch
Means "from the riverbank" in Dutch, derived from oever "bank, riverbank, shore". Den Oever is also the name of a village in North Holland.
Van Den Vondel Dutch
Means "from the small wooden bridge", derived from a dialectal variant of Dutch vonder meaning either "narrow bridge" or "plank bridge". This name was borne by the Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679).
Vandeputte Flemish
Means "from the pit, of the well", from Middle Dutch putte "pit, well".
Van Der Dutch
Possibly a clipping of a longer surname beginning with van der meaning "of the, from the". Alternatively, could be a variant spelling of van Deur.
Van Der Aa Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the Aa" in Dutch, a common name for rivers and streams derived from Old Germanic *ahwō "stream, river; water".
Van Der Aarde Dutch
Variant of Van der Aart. Means "from the earth".
Van Der Bilt Dutch
Means "from De Bilt", the name of a town derived from Middle Dutch belt "mound, heap, hill".
Van Der Boom Dutch
Means "from the tree", derived from Dutch boom "tree". Compare Verboom.
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Van Der Burg Dutch
A toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress, stronghold" in Dutch.
Van Der Eijk Dutch
Means "from the oak", derived from Middle Dutch eike "oak (tree)".
Van Der Geer Dutch
Means "from the headland", derived from Dutch geer "pointed piece of land, headland; spear".
Van Der Graaf Dutch
Means "from the canal", derived from Dutch graaf "canal, excavated watercourse", itself related to graven "to dig".
Van Der Gracht Dutch
Means "from the canal" in Dutch, from Dutch gracht "canal".
Van Der Hoeden Dutch
Means "from the hatmaker" in Dutch, from Dutch hoede "hat".
Van Der Hoeven Dutch
Means "from the farmstead" in Dutch.
Van Der Hooning Dutch
Possibly related to Honig.
Van der Kerk Dutch
Means "from the church" in Dutch.
Van Der Kleij Dutch
Means "from Klei" (literally "from the clay"), the toponym of a settlement in the Netherlands built on clay ground.
Van Der Klok Dutch
Means "from the bell", from Middle Dutch clocke "bell; bell-shaped", a habitational name for someone who lived near a bell tower, or perhaps a sign depicting a bell.
Van Der Kolk Dutch
Means "of the kolk", a variant of Kolk.
Van Der Kooi Dutch
Means "from the pen", derived from Dutch kooi "cage", given to someone who owned a duck decoy field for hunting, or who came from a place named after one.
Van Der Laan Dutch
Means "from the lane" in Dutch.
Van Der Leij Dutch
Derived from Dutch lei meaning "slate" (effectively meaning "from the slate"), indicating that the original bearer of this name may have come from a place where slate was produced.
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