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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 .
Pages in category "Surnames of Dutch origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 947 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Dutch-language surnames (2 C, 1,562 P) E. English-language surnames (3 C, 3,354 P) F. ... Low German surnames (87 P) Surnames of Luxembourgian origin (8 P) N.
Pages in category "Dutch patronymic surnames" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dieleman; S.
Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas (French: Meuse). [1] The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people). [2] People with the surname Maas include:
A name like Adelbert or Albert is composed of "adel" (meaning "noble") and "bert" which is derived from "beracht" (meaning "bright" or "shining") hence the name means something in the order of "Bright/Shining through noble behaviour"; the English name "Albright", now only seen as a surname, is a cognate with the same origin.
Dutch surnames (and surnames of Dutch origin) are generally easily recognisable. Many Dutch surnames feature a tussenvoegsel (lit. ' between-joiner '), which is a family name affix positioned between a person's given name and the main part of their family name. [76]