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I don't think your ancestor was a prince. But ...

2011-10-21T05:53:26.557+02:00

I don't think your ancestor was a prince. But maybe he looked like a prince, or behaved as a prince, or worked for a prince, or worked for or lived in (or next to) an inn named "Prince of ...".

My maiden name is Prins. I know it's a very co...

2011-10-20T19:27:38.306+02:00

My maiden name is Prins. I know it's a very common Dutch surname and the meaning is obvious. I am just wondering why it is so common - why did so many take that as their surname? I doubt we're all related to royalty! Thank you.

Hi - my maiden name is Buitendag - is there any Du...

2011-09-15T15:28:18.904+02:00

Hi - my maiden name is Buitendag - is there any Dutch reference to this surname if so what?

I know that my last name is dutch, in America it w...

2011-07-30T09:36:20.664+02:00

I know that my last name is dutch, in America it was changed to Dykshoorn but my mother tells me it used to be spelled Dijkshorne an I found a map of the Netherlands and found a town. Is there any chance it had a meaning or is it just a town?

Hougaboom is probably an angliziced version...

2011-07-27T06:49:59.115+02:00

Hougaboom is probably an angliziced version of a Dutch name like Hooge(n)boom. The name means High Tree - probably your ancestor lived near a high tree.

Roefs is probably patronymic, meaning so...

2011-07-27T06:46:17.849+02:00
Roefs is probably patronymic, meaning son of Roe[lo]f. The name is found mostly in the eastern part of the province Noord-Brabant.

Do you know the origin of the last name "Roef...

2011-07-27T02:17:18.136+02:00
Do you know the origin of the last name "Roefs"?

My last name is Hougaboom. I would love to know m...

2011-07-24T21:35:55.764+02:00
My last name is Hougaboom. I would love to know more about it, and the dutch meaning behind it. I'd imagine it was adapted from other names, but have not been able to find anything out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a way to trace my Dutch Stiver line to Ho...

2011-07-11T07:07:33.504+02:00
Is there a way to trace my Dutch Stiver line to Holland when they sailed to America in 1664. What ship and harbor? I have traced it back to Benjamin Stivers born 1760ish &turned to Stevers with his son Isaac born 1791 married to Olive Murray living in Whitehall NY. Maybe the spelling was Stuyver. I know it ment a 10 cent coin Mrs.Stevers updikemail@gmail.com

The name Kamps is common in the eastern provinces ...

2011-07-11T06:31:23.957+02:00
The name Kamps is common in the eastern provinces in The Netherlands, especially in the province Drenthe. I expect that there are multiple unrelated families with the same name.

According to the Corpus of Family Names in the Netherlands, the name could be patronymic (i.e. Kamps means son of Kamp, where Kamp is a given name) or toponymic (i.e. the family is named after a place - maybe there was a farm with the name Kamps).

I doubt there is a connection with Italy.

The oldest Camps I found in Drenthe's church books is Willem Jans Camps, who married in 1671. Kamps I found first in 1724, when Jan Kamps was buried. The names Kamps and Camps were probably used interchangeably at the time.

Hi Henk, My Mother is 100% Dutch and her maiden n...

2011-07-10T06:09:24.266+02:00
Hi Henk,

My Mother is 100% Dutch and her maiden name is Kamps. We heard a rumour that Dutch people with that last name are originally from Italy (which seemed a little far-fetched to us!) Is there any truth to that? Do you have any other information about the origin of this last name?

Thanks, Grace

No, Benedyuk is not Dutch. See this list of names starting with bened-.

Just wanted to know if the last name Benedyuk is a...

2011-04-27T04:25:37.226+02:00
Just wanted to know if the last name Benedyuk is a Dutch name? Or if anyone knows where it is from?

Does the last name Benedyuk ring a bell to anythin...

2011-04-27T04:17:53.215+02:00
Does the last name Benedyuk ring a bell to anything Dutch related?

I think Van Meveren comes from Van Mever...

2011-04-25T08:31:21.967+02:00
I think Van Meveren comes from Van Mever.

The name Van Mever was found in the village Noordeloos and the surrounding area (including first names you have in your tree, like Ruth, Aart and Pieter).

Example: Pieter van Mever, son of Aart van Mever, married Neeltje van den Berg in 1821 in Noordeloos. Pieter's brother Ruth van Mever married in 1830.

I don't know what "Mever" means, though.

Beltman is a Dutch name, from the eastern part of ...

2011-04-25T08:08:52.644+02:00
Beltman is a Dutch name, from the eastern part of The Netherlands (provinces Overijssel and Gelderland).

I am trying to figure out the meaning of Van Mever...

2011-04-25T07:38:37.652+02:00
I am trying to figure out the meaning of Van Meveren. I know it means of the or from the but does anyone know of a town of Meveren or Mever? Closest I have found is a northern Belgian town by the name of Beveren

I was wondering if beltman is a dutch last name.m...

2011-04-25T05:57:06.742+02:00
I was wondering if beltman is a dutch last name.my grandpa and great-grampa came from holland just do not know which part any help would be great thanks

Breukelen is a Dutch town. Van Breukelen...

2011-04-25T04:51:24.217+02:00
Breukelen is a Dutch town. Van Breukelen means from Breukelen.

Um, no one in the USA has my last name, Van Breuke...

2011-04-25T04:44:20.120+02:00
Um, no one in the USA has my last name, Van Breukelen, and when i search it up on the internet, nothing helpful comes up~ so... what does it mean??

I could use some help with the Stivers/Stevers lin...

2011-03-26T06:49:12.070+01:00
I could use some help with the Stivers/Stevers line living in Vermont and Whitehall New York. Benjamin Stivers, son Isaac Stevers born 1791. Thanks for any info,Laura Updike/Stevers ,Isaac's gggranddaughter. updikemail@gmail.com

Thanks to all who over the years have commented on...

2011-03-25T22:55:23.801+01:00
Thanks to all who over the years have commented on my question about the origin of the name Giberson.

In 1992, I met with Gary Giberson, Mayor of Port Republic, NJ, who informed me with great confidence that the name was of Dutch origin. He indicated that the Dutch Gibersons came to the area in 1637. Gary lives on the property given to the Gibersons around 1680 by King George, after pledging fealty to England. See his statement on this at the following:
http://www.mayorgarysgarage.com/mayorgarysgarage.htm

Although there are English Gibersons, I still think it is originally Dutch, and came from Gijsbert (and variations) who are shown to have arrived in the New World from Amsterdam in the 1630's. The Giberson names I have seen as originating in the UK are from the early 1800's, which leads me to believe they were earlier immigrants from Holland.

My earliest confirmed relative is James Giberson, born 1750, of Monmouth, New Jersey. This family later moved to Ohio and then to Michigan, where I live.

Gijsbert is described as the Dutch form of the Latin Gilbertus, meaning "pledge-bright."

"Buckner is German, not Dutch." It'...

2011-03-10T23:56:29.403+01:00
"Buckner is German, not Dutch."

It's usually English, though there are rare instances in Germany (http://buckbd.com/genea/buckner.html).

Incidentally, Guisbert is the Francophone equivalent on Gijsbert. In French, if you want to have a hard 'g' sound, you spell it "gu", so you have forms like "Guilbert" & "Guisbert". If you see that spelling convention, there's a good chance they're from a French-speaking part of the Low Countries, basically Flanders. The variant "Giberson" is an anglicized phonetic spelling - that's very close to how "Guisbert" would be pronounced by most French speakers - Ghee-bayr.

@Lourens another link: http://www2.tresoar.nl/gene...

2010-12-05T00:29:58.839+01:00
@Lourens another link:
http://www2.tresoar.nl/genealogie/naamsaanname/toonna.php?inv=29_26&mairie=Wolvega&folio=50&verso=v&achter=ja

Original files Familienamen 1811 on

@Lourens I am from the Netherlands and Lourens is...

2010-12-05T00:21:56.339+01:00
@Lourens I am from the Netherlands and Lourens is a common Dutch name meaning son of Lourens. Here is a link:

http://www2.tresoar.nl/genealogie/naamsaanname/toonna.php?inv=29_37&mairie=Kollum&folio=44&verso=&achter=ja

Comments on Trace your Dutch roots: The origin of your Dutch surname

I don't think your ancestor was a prince. But ...

My maiden name is Prins. I know it's a very co...

Hi - my maiden name is Buitendag - is there any Du...

I know that my last name is dutch, in America it w...

Hougaboom is probably an angliziced version...

Roefs is probably patronymic, meaning so...

Do you know the origin of the last name "Roef...

My last name is Hougaboom. I would love to know m...

Is there a way to trace my Dutch Stiver line to Ho...

The name Kamps is common in the eastern provinces ...

Hi Henk, My Mother is 100% Dutch and her maiden n...

No, Benedyuk is not Dutch. See this list of names starting with bened-.

Just wanted to know if the last name Benedyuk is a...

Does the last name Benedyuk ring a bell to anythin...

I think Van Meveren comes from Van Mever...

Beltman is a Dutch name, from the eastern part of ...

I am trying to figure out the meaning of Van Mever...

I was wondering if beltman is a dutch last name.m...

Breukelen is a Dutch town. Van Breukelen...

Um, no one in the USA has my last name, Van Breuke...

I could use some help with the Stivers/Stevers lin...

Thanks to all who over the years have commented on...

"Buckner is German, not Dutch." It'...

@Lourens another link: http://www2.tresoar.nl/gene...

@Lourens I am from the Netherlands and Lourens is...