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This random sampling of Dutch family names is sorted by family name, with the tussenvoegsel following the name after a comma. Meanings are provided where known. See Category:Dutch-language surnames and Category:Surnames of Frisian origin for surnames with their own pages. Baas – The Boss; Bakker – Baker; Beek, van – From the brook
Pages in category "Dutch-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,562 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The most common Dutch surnames in the Netherlands (as of 1947) and Flanders in Belgium are listed to the right. Meertens' Dutch surname database lists 94,143 different family names; the total Dutch speaking population in Europe is estimated to be about 23 million people.
Dutch-language surnames (2 C, 1,562 P) F. Surnames of Frisian origin (41 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Dutch origin" The following 200 pages are in this category ...
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van (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a tussenvoegsel. In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig van Beethoven "from Beethoven" (maybe Bettenhoven ) [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] and ...
De Haan or de Haan is a Dutch family name meaning "The Rooster" ("haan" is the cognate of English "hen", but in Dutch refers to the male of this species).In 2007 20,707 people had this name in the Netherlands alone, making it the 29th most common name in that country. [1]
Baan is a Dutch surname with a variety of origins. Variant forms are Baans, Baen, De Baan, De Baen and Van der Baan.It can be patronymic, where Baan or Bane may be, among others, a short form of Urbanus. [1]