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.
Vrolijk Dutch
Means "cheerful, merry" in Dutch.
Vuurman Dutch
Means "fire man" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who burned patches of forest land, or who worked in a fire brigade.
Wachter German, Dutch
Means "guard, sentinel", an occupational name for a watchman.
Waffel Dutch (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an Anglicized form of a hypothetical Dutch surname derived from wafel "waffle, wafer".
Wagenaar Dutch
Occupational name for a cartwright, cognate to German Wagner.
Wanamaker German (Anglicized), Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Wannemacher. A famous bearer is the British-American actress Zöe Wanamaker (1949-), as well as her father, actor and director Sam Wanamaker (1919-1993).
Wannemacher German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or seller of baskets, particularly winnowing baskets or fans, derived from Middle High German wanne literally meaning "winnowing basket" and macher meaning "maker"... [more]
Warns German, Dutch
Patronymic form of the Germanic given name Warn (see Warin). Alternatively, a habitational name from various Frisian places likely named using the same or similar elements.
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Weg Dutch, Jewish, German
Means "way, road, path".
Weghorst Dutch, German
Habitational name from a location near Hanover, possibly derived from weg "way, road" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".
Wehlburg German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from German Wehl "pool of water (esp. behind a dyke)" (cognate to Dutch weil "vortex, maelstrom; dyke breach pool") and burg "fortress, citadel".
Wessel Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wessel.
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.
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.
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-).
Win Dutch
Variant of Winne.
Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".
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.
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".
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.
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".