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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Dutch; and the name appears on the United States popularity list.
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Van Schaik Dutch
Derived from any of several places called Schaik, Schaijk, or Schadijk, derived from the original form Schadewijk possibly meaning "shaded place" or "inhospitable place" from Middle Dutch scade meaning either "shadow, shade" or "damage" combined with wijk "village, settlement".
Van Schoonhoven Dutch
Means "from Schoonhoven", refers to a local town from Netherlands.
Vansickle Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of a hypothetical Dutch surname, probably derived from either the given name Sikkel (see Siegel) or from sikkel meaning "sickle, scythe".
Van Soest Dutch
Means "from Soest" in Dutch, a town in Utrecht, Netherlands.
van Son Dutch
Means "from Son", a town in the Netherlands, possibly derived from an older term meaning "creek".
Van Staalduinen Dutch
Means "from the steel dunes", a toponym.
Van Tilburg Dutch
Means "from Tilburg" in Dutch, the name of a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch tilli "newly cultivated land" and burg "fortress, fortified settlement, citadel".
Van Tol Dutch
Means "of (the) toll" or "from Tol" in Dutch, derived from tol "toll (fee); toll booth, toll house", a habitational name for someone who lived near or in a toll house or a place named for one, or a metonymic occupational name for a toll collector... [more]
Van Tongeren Dutch
Means "from Tongeren" in Dutch.
Van Uden Dutch
Means "from Uden" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Van Wert Dutch (Americanized, Archaic), Flemish
Habitational name for someone from places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Weert, (De) Weerd, Weerde, or Waarde, all derived from Middle Dutch wert "holm, area surrounded by rivers".
Van Wormer Dutch (Rare)
Means "from Wormer", a town in North Holland. Derived from Old Dutch wer "fishing weir" and mere "lake", or possibly from Proto-Germanic *werm "water".
Van Wyngarden Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of van Wijngaarden (see Wijngaard).
Van Zandt Dutch, Belgian
Means "from Zandt", a toponym derived from zand "sand".
Veen Dutch
Means "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.
Veerman Dutch
Means "ferryman, skipper" in Dutch, from veer "ferry". Alternatively, it could be an occupational name for a feather merchant or fletcher, derived from veer "feather, plume", a contracted form of the archaic veder.
Veldhuis Dutch
Means "field house" in Dutch.
Veldman Dutch
Means "field man" in Dutch, a name for a farmer, or someone who lived by a field.
Velten German, Dutch
From a vernacular form of the personal name Valentin or Valentijn.
Veltman Dutch
Variant of Veldman.
Venema Dutch, West Frisian
From Dutch veen "peat, bog, fen" and the Frisian suffix -ema.
Verbeek Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Beek.
Verbruggen Dutch, Flemish
Contracted form of Van Der Bruggen, meaning "from the bridge".
Verhagen Dutch
Contracted form of van der Hagen, derived from haag "hedge, undergrowth".
Verheul Dutch
Contracted form of van der Heul, derived from Dutch heul "culvert, stone bridge, sewer, floodgate".
Verhulst Dutch, Flemish
Shortened form of van der Hulst "from the holly".
Verkuilen Dutch, Flemish
Reduced form of van der Kuylen, a topographic name derived from kuil "pit, quarry, hole in the ground", or a habitational name for someone from Kuil in East Flanders or Kuilen in Limburg.
Vermeer Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Meer.
Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".
Versteeg Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Steeg "from the lane".
Verver Dutch
Variant of Ververs,
Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".
Vink Dutch
Means "finch, chaffinch" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and other small birds. It could also be a nickname for someone cheerful, or who was known for whistling.
Vis Dutch
Means "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.
Vissers Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic of Visser.
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.
Volker German, Dutch
From the given name Volker. Cognate of Fulcher.
Vonk Dutch
Means "spark" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a lively or fiery person.
Voogd Dutch
Means "guardian" in Dutch, an occupational name for a bailiff, farm manager, or someone appointed to look after the interests of other people. Ultimately from Latin advocatus "witness, advocate; one called upon to help"... [more]
Voorhees Dutch
Habitational name from a place in Drenthe called Voorhees.
Vorst Dutch, Low German
topographic name for someone who lived in a vorst "forest" or habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Vorst or Voorst... [more]
Vreeke Dutch
Either a variant form of the given name Freek, a diminutive of Frederik, or a contraction of Van Der Eijk "from the oak".
Vreeland Dutch
Habitational name for a person from a place bearing the same name in the province of Utrecht, which is itself derived from the Middle Dutch word vrede, meaning "peace; legal protection against armed violence".
Vrieze Dutch
From Middle Dutch Vrieze "Frisian", an ethnic name for a someone from Friesland.
Wachter German, Dutch
Means "guard, sentinel", an occupational name for a watchman.
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".
Wessel Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wessel.
Wessels Dutch, South African
Patronymic from the given name Wessel.
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.
Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.
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.
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.
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.
Yost American, Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Joost or German Jost.
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.
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".
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".