Dutch Submitted Surnames

Dutch names are used in the Netherlands and Flanders. See also about Dutch names.

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

Wessels Dutch, South African
Patronymic from the given name Wessel.

Westbroek Dutch
From the name of several towns in the Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch west "west, western" and bruoc "marsh, wetland"... [more]

Westhouse Dutch (Anglicized, ?), English
Possibly an Anglicized form of Westhuis. Alternatively, from a place named Westhouse.

Westhuis Dutch
Means "west house" in Dutch.

Weston Dutch
Diminutive of Westenberg

Westra Dutch, West Frisian
Means "from the west", derived from Dutch west "west, western, westwards" combined with the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.

Wever Dutch, Low German
Dutch cognate of Weaver 1.

Wiebenga Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wiebe, the suffix -enga indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Wijbenga Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Wiebenga.

Wijnaldum Frisian, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Wijnaldum, the name of a village within the city of Harlingen in northwest Friesland in the Netherlands, derived from the given name Winald combined with Old Frisian hēm meaning "home, settlement"... [more]

Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".

Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.

Wijngaard Dutch
Means "vineyard" in Dutch.

Wijs Dutch
Means "wise, learned, clever" in Dutch.

Wilde Irish, English, German, Dutch, Jewish
Variant of Wild.

Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.

Wildschut Dutch
Occupational name meaning "gamekeeper, game warden" in Dutch. A famous bearer is the Dutch former soccer player Piet Wildschut (1957-).

Willeboordse Dutch
Means "son of Willibrord or Willebrord".

Win Dutch
Variant of Winne.

Winckles Dutch (Anglicized)
anglicized form of Winkels

Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".

Winkels Dutch

Winne Flemish
Occupational name for an agricultural worker, from Middle Dutch winne "farmer, peasant, tenant".

Wit Dutch
Means "white" in Dutch, a variant of De Wit.

Witschge Dutch
Dutch cognate of Witzke. Famous bearers of this surname include brothers Rob (1966-) and Richard Witschge (1969-), both of whom are former Dutch soccer players.

Witte German, Dutch, English
Cognate to and variant of White, a nickname for someone with white or blonde hair or an unusually pale complexion

Witteveen Dutch
From Dutch witte "white" and veen "peat bog, marsh", derived from any of several place names.

Wolkers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given names Wulfger "wolf spear" or Volker "people army".

Woltering German, Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Wolter.

Woltring Dutch
Variant of Woltering.

Wondergem Dutch
Habitational name from Wondelgem or Wontergem in East Flanders, Belgium, using the suffix -gem which is related to Old Germanic haimaz meaning "home".

Xavery Dutch

Yancey Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant of Yancy.

Yard Dutch (Surinamese)

Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.

Ylst Dutch
Americanized version of Ijlst

Yost American, Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Joost or German Jost.

Zaad Dutch
Originating from Dutch, meaning "seed", and in my opinion, ties well with Harald. Harald Zaad.

Zaat Dutch

Zandvoort Dutch
From the name of any of several settlements in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch zand "sand" and voort "ford, crossing".

Zee Dutch
Reduced form of Dutch Van der Zee.

Zeeman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Seaman. It was notably borne by the Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman (1865-1943).

Zeilstra Dutch, West Frisian
Derived from zijl "sluice" and the suffix -stra denoting an inhabitant of a place. The name has also been connected to zeil "sail; to sail", possibly a nickname for someone who made sails or spent a lot of time on a ship.

Zelle German, Dutch
Topographic name from Middle High German zelle "(hermit's) cell", or a habitational name from various places called Zelle or Celle.

Zeller German, Dutch, Jewish
Originally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a zelle, for example a small workshop.

Zijlstra Dutch
Habitational surname derived from Dutch zijl "sluice, pump" and the West Frisian suffix -stra.

Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.

Zuidema Dutch, West Frisian
Either derived from a toponym containing the element zuid "south, southern" (from Middle Dutch suid), or a patronymic form of a name beginning with the element swith "strong".

Zuijdveld Dutch
From zuid "south" and veld "field".

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zuylen Dutch
Derived from the place name Zuilen.

Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]

Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".

Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.

Zwiers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Swier, composed of swind "strong" and heri "army".

Zylstra Dutch (Americanized), Frisian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zijlstra.

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