Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Dutch; and the gender is unisex; and the order is random.
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Vandeputte Flemish
Means "from the pit, of the well", from Middle Dutch putte "pit, well".
Boom Dutch
From Old Dutch bom "tree", a nickname for someone tall or robust, or a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a notable tree. It could also be an occupational name for someone who operated a boom barrier
Van Holt Dutch
Means "from the forest", a variant of Holt.
De Groeve Flemish
Etymology uncertain. Possibly a habitational name from any of several places called De Groeve, derived from groeve "quarry, pit; excavated watercourse"... [more]
Koetsier Dutch
Means "coachman, coach driver" in Dutch.
Boonstra West Frisian, Dutch
Denoted someone who cam from the town of Oldeboorn, named for the nearby De Boarn river, related to Middle Dutch borne "well, spring, source".
Van Grieken Dutch
Means "of Greeks", derived from Dutch Griek "Greek (person)".
Mathias French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish
French, Dutch: from the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).... [more]
Veltman Dutch
Variant of Veldman.
Axel Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland, both possibly derived from a relative of Old High German ahsala "shoulder", referring to an elevated piece of land.
Hoot Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hout or Hoed.
Barzelaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzelay. Also compare Barzilaij... [more]
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".
Graaf Dutch
Means "count, earl", a Dutch cognate of Graf.
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.
Rood Dutch
Dutch cognate of Read 1.
Hollander German, English, Jewish, Dutch, Swedish
Regional name for someone from Holland 1.
Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.
Teeuwen Dutch
Patronymic from a short form of Mattheus.
Beeks Dutch
From Dutch beek meaning "brook, stream".
Cruijff Dutch
Referred to a person with curly locks of hair, derived from Middle Dutch cruuf, cruve literally meaning "curl, lock", ultimately from Latin curvus. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (1947-2016), commonly known as Johan Cruyff.
Mennen Dutch
Derived from a given name such as Manno, or any name containing the element megin "power, strength".
Kuyt Dutch
Variant of Kuijt, notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980-).
Fontein Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fontaine.
Oosterweghel Dutch
Derived from the Dutch words ooster "east" and weg "road".
Van Helmont Belgian, Dutch
Possibly a variant of Van Helmond. Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580-1644) was a Belgian chemist, physiologist, and physician, considered as the founder of pneumatic chemistry.
Den Uyl Dutch
Variant of Den Uijl, notably borne by the Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl (1919-1987).
Roelofs Dutch
Variant of Roelfs, meaning "son of Roelof".
Meersman Flemish
An occupational name for a travelling salesman, from Middle Dutch merseman "itinerant merchant, peddler".
Marcus German, English, Dutch, Irish, Swedish, Danish, French, Jewish
From the given name Marcus. Variant of Marks.
Van Schijndel Dutch
Means "from Schijndel" in Dutch, the name of a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from lo "forest clearing, light forest" and an uncertain first element.
Van Der Boom Dutch
Means "from the tree", derived from Dutch boom "tree". Compare Verboom.
Dumfries Scottish, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
From the name of a market town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and preas meaning "thicket". This surname is found predominantly in Aruba, the Netherlands and Suriname... [more]
Meulen Dutch, Belgian
Variant spelling of Molen, meaning "mill".
Laan Dutch
Means "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of Juliana and other names with similar elements.
Melk Dutch
Dutch word for "milk"
Brink Low German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish
Means "village green" or "hill, slope, edge of a field or steep place". As a Swedish name, it’s ornamental.
Lems Dutch
Short form of a given name such as Lambrecht, Adelem, or Willem.
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.
Held German, Jewish, Dutch
Means "hero" in German, ultimately derived from Middle High German helt. This name was bestowed upon a person either in its literal meaning or else in an ironic sense.
Rhett Dutch
Anglicized form of Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel". Compare Raad.
Huck German, Dutch
Pet form of the given name Hugo.
Draak Dutch
Dutch cognate of Drake.
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.
Vrieze Dutch
From Middle Dutch Vrieze "Frisian", an ethnic name for a someone from Friesland.
Oeffelt Dutch
Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, part of the Boxmeer municipality.
Havens Dutch
From Haven, a harbor.
Loos Dutch, Frisian
From an obsolete term meaning "artful, clever, insightful".
Voorhees Dutch
Habitational name from a place in Drenthe called Voorhees.
Lotsij Dutch
Apparently a Dutchified form of the Polish surname Illotzki.
Roep Dutch
Short form of Ruprecht.
van Son Dutch
Means "from Son", a town in the Netherlands, possibly derived from an older term meaning "creek".
Nix English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Nick".
Beers Dutch
Could be a habitational name from either of two Dutch villages called Beers, or derived from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.
Van der Werf Dutch
Means "from the wharf" or "from the shipyard" in Dutch, derived from werf meaning "quay, wharf, shipyard", or from the older form werve "dyke, quay, bank". Can be a topographic name for someone who lived near such a place, or an occupational name for someone who worked at a shipyard, such as a carpenter.
Dechering German, Dutch
Etymology unknown.
Van Staalduinen Dutch
Means "from the steel dunes", a toponym.
Stift German (Austrian), Dutch
Means "religious foundation, monastery".
Raaf Dutch, German
Means "raven" in Dutch.
Dorn German, Jewish, Flemish
Means "thorn" in German. Given as a habitational name to someone who lived near thorn bushes, or as an ornamental name.
Kasteel Dutch
Dutch cognate of Castle.
Loijen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Looij, a short form of Lodewijk, Ludolf, or Eligius.
Bergwijn Dutch, Frisian, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Dutch berg meaning "mountain" and wijn meaning "vine".
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.
Brueghel Dutch, Flemish
From the name of various places in the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, for example the village of Breugel in North Brabant. Their names mean "enclosed area, hunting preserve" in Dutch. This was the surname of a Dutch-Flemish family of artists who were influential during the Renaissance period in the Low Countries... [more]
Mathis German, German (Swiss), Flemish, Alsatian, English
Derived from the given name Matthias.
Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".
De Visser Dutch, Belgian
means "the fisherman" variant of Visser
Nieboer Dutch
Dutch cognate for Neubauer. epithet for a farmer who was new to an area from nie "new" and bur "farmer".
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.
Van Der Bilt Dutch
Means "from De Bilt", the name of a town derived from Middle Dutch belt "mound, heap, hill".
Oudshoorn Dutch
From the name of a former village in South Holland, Netherlands, derived from Out, a Middle Dutch diminutive of the given name Otgar, and hoorn "horn; corner, protruding bend (of a river)"... [more]
Garbrandt Dutch (?), Low German
From the given name Garbrant.
Van Edwards Dutch, English
Not known, Possibly A Dutch variant of Edwards.
Homan Dutch
From Old Dutch hovitman "leader, head man, chief". Alternatively, the Dutch form of Hoffmann.
Makkelie Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from the Scottish surname McCulloch.
Villerius Dutch
Villerius is a name of Dutch origin similar to the French DeVilliers
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".
Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.
Hoogendoorn Dutch
From any of several place names derived from either hoog "high" or haag "hedge" combined with doorn "thorn bush".
Lubben Low German, Dutch
Patronymic from German Lübbe, Dutch Lubbe, short forms of the personal names Leopold and Lübbert (see Luebbert)... [more]
Kuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper
Proost Dutch, Belgian
Means "provost" in Dutch, a leadership position.
Herring German, English, Dutch, Scottish
Occupational name for a fisherman, someone who caught or sold herring, or perhaps someone known for eating herring. It could have also been a nickname from the medieval phrase "to like neither herring nor barrel", meaning something of little value.
Koers Dutch
Means "son of Koert".
Herold English, Dutch, German
From the given name Herold. This was the surname of David Herold, one of the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination plot.
Bentinck Dutch
Patronymic of the given name Bent 2 with the suffix inck meaning "people".