The following a list of ancestral surnames which are currently under investigation. Although the vast majority are of Dutch, Flemmish and Walloon origin plus some French and German, two Austrian and one Scottish, these have relevance to the English - speaking world because of the immigrations which occurred from the 1600s to the USA in particular and in our case Australia.
For family history researchers it might be helpful to know that the bulk of our ancestors came from the following areas: South Holland, North Braband, Netherlands Limburg, Zeeland and Zeeland-Flanders.
Last Update: December 30, 1998.
English/USA Alphabetical System
Abrahams. 1600s. Sint Annaland>Zierikzee, Zeeland.
Adriaens. Late 1600s. Rittem>Groede.
Arents. Early 1600s. Maasluis
Armelens. Early 1700s. Essen, Brandenberg, Germany>by 1706>Gouda. Double descent.
Auwerex. 1500s. Maastricht.
Baggen. 1640s-1730s. Schinnen.
Bakker. 1700s-1800s. Zierikzee. (Nieuwerkerk connections).
Bals. 1500s. Maastricht. Double descent.
Baroens. Mid 1600s. Hooglede (Belg)>Retranchment, Zeeland-Flanders.
Bartels. 1500s-1800s. Borgharen>Maastricht. Before ca 1620 the name was Colley.
Beauckinck. Beuckens, Buekems. 1600s. Maastricht.
Beesem(s). 1700s-1800s. Breda>ca1725>Gouda>by 1828>Rotterdam. Double descent.
Berenbak. 1700s-1800s. The Hague.
Bernolet. Early 1600s. Maastricht.
Bijlings. 1700s. Goes?>Zierikzee, Zeeland.
Benoit. Binneux, Binoit, Binno, Benoye. 1600s. Maastricht.
Bokelaar. 1700s. St Anna ter Muiden, Zeeland-Flanders.
Bovee. 1700s-1800s. 's-Hertogenbosch.
Bosch. Late 1500s-1700s. Maastricht.
Bosschaart. 1700s-1800s. Groede, Zeeland Flanders.
Bottelier. 1600s. Maastricht.
Brandenberg. 1600s-1700s. .....>Delfthaven. Double descent
Brauwers. 1500s-1600s. Mastricht.
Brauwers. 1600s. Maastricht. Double descent.
Breur. 1700s. Alblasserdam> Nieuw Beijerland
Brouns. 1500s. Maastricht.
Buik. Buyck. 1700s. Oostburg, Zeeland-Flanders.
Buijs. Late 1600s. The Hague.
Buis. Late 1700s, early 1800s. Estschen. No relation to the above.
Buisenmeulen. Early 1600s. Maastricht.
Cader. See Kadaar. Originally Cader from Duinkerken (Dunkirk) France.
Caget. 1600s-1700s. France>Zeeland Flanders. Also Choquet.
Cappon. Capon. 1600s-1800s. Calais area (Fr)>Cadzand> Oostburg, Zeeland Flanders. Double descent.
Capteyn. 1800s. Rotterdam.
Caris. Karis. Late 1500s-1700s. Maastricht.
Casteleyn. Mid 1600s. Cadzand>Zuidzande, Zeeland-Flanders.
Chapley. Chaplie. Early 1600s. Vise'>Maastricht.
Charbonier. Charbonee. 1500s-1600s. Senlis, France>Maastricht.
Choquet. 1600s. See Caget.
Christiaans. Poperinge (Belg).
Claessens. Alias Pronen. 1600s. Geleen.
Cloppers. Mid 1700s. Zevenbergen.
Clourk. 1500s. Portvliet (?), Zeeland.
Coddens. 1600s. Delfthaven.
Colley. 1500s-ca1620. Borgharen near Maastricht. See Bartels.
Collys. 1700s. 'Maastricht'>'s-Hertogenbosch.
Comet. Commet(h). 1700s. Delfthaven.
Coninckx. Late 1600s, early 1700s. Budel.
Coninx. 1600s. Geleen.
Conjarts. Late 1500s. Maastricht.
Cornelis. Late 1500s-early1600s. Portvliet, Zeeland.
Cornelus. 1600s. St Maartensdijk, Zeeland.
Cortijn. 1700s. Gouda. Double descent.
Cox. 1500s. Maastricht.
Cox. 1700s. Borgharen>Maastricht. Not related to the above.
Crans. Krans. 1600s-1900s. Schinnen>Maastricht.
Cremers. 1660s. Schinnen.
Crijns. Krijns. Early 1600s. Beek. Ned. Lim.
Custers. Late 1500s-early 1600s. Geleen.
Cuveljé. Cuvelier. 1600s-1900s. France>Sluis>by 1756>Groede>Oostburg.
Cuvelier. See Cuveljé.
Damen. 1500s. Maastricht.
Danels. 1600s-1700s. Budel, Brabant.
Datteyn. Mid 1600s. Eessene (Esen) near Diksmuiden (Belg).
de Graaf. 1700s. Rotterdam.
de Groot. 1800s. Steenbergen.
Deijstelberge(n). Deixelberger, Theixelberger. Early 1700s. Bavaria, Germany>The Hague.
de Jong. Mid 1700s. Dordrecht>Zierikzee, Zeeland.
de Leeuw. Early 1600s. The Hague.
Deliche. Early 1600s. Vise', Liege, Belgium.
Delfosse. Early 1600s-late 1700s. Vise' > Maastricht.
de Moor. 1600s-1700s. The Hague.
de Mouchon. 1500s-1600s. Senlis, France.
de Navagne. See Risack de Navagne.
de Roubay. Late 1600s-early1700s. France > Groede or Sluis, Zeeland-Flanders.
Derksen. 1700s. Gent, Gelderland>Rotterdam.
Desmaretz. Liembrune/Guines>Cadzand, Zeeland-Flanders.
de Puijt. 1700s. Groede, Zeeland-Flanders.
de Steur. Late 1590s. Oost Souberg, Zeeland-Flanders.
de Temple. du Temple - see Dodemont.
de Vette. 1700s. Numansdorp>Nieuw Beijerland.
de Vos. 1400s-1900s. Oud Vossemeer>Vossemeer/Stavenisse>1639s> Portvliet>Scherpenisse>1663> Zierikzee>late 1800s>Oostburg. Early generations used patronymica.
de Vos. Fos. 1700s. Oostburg, Zeeland-Flanders. Not related to the above.
de Witte. Mid 1600s. Maasluis/Ouwerkerk, Zeeland.
de Zwart. 1720s-1900s. 'Maastricht'>'s-Hertogenbosch>1743>The Hague>by 1797>Rotterdam>The Hague.
Dieteren. 1500s-1900s. Schinnen>Wolfhagen etc.,>Schinnen>Maastricht.
Dieteren. Lords of. (Unrelated to the Dieterens of Schinnen). Connection through the Moers of Veltwezelt, Liege, Belgium. Extinct in the male line by the late 1500s.
Dirckx. Dirks. 1700s-1800s. Oostburg, Zeeland-Flanders.
Dodemont (d'Odemont). 1500s-present. Vise'>Maastricht. Note: The legendary d'Odemonts of Visé. Originally, it was said, (1570s) from Touraine, France.
Dooms. 1600s. Hooglede (Belg).
Douw. 1500s-1600s. Scherpenisse. See Manus, Manus van der Jagt. Zeeland.
Driedijk. 1700s. Rhoon.
Driessen. 1600s-1700s. Budel.
Eggel. Eggl. Late 1600s-1700s. Durnberg, Hallein near Saltzburg, Austria>ca1732>Oostberg.
Eijmael. Eijmaal. Late 1700s-1800s. .......Leeuwaarden>The Hague>'s- Hertogenbosch>The Hague. Origin: Netherlands Limburg? Maastricht?.
Endeman. Late 1600s-early1700s. Borghe, Munsterland, Germany>by 1706>Gouda. Double descent.
Everaerts. Late 1600s. St Pieter (next to Maastricht).
Faro. Late 1600s-1700s. France?>Waterlandkerkje>Schoondijke, Zeeland-Flanders.
Faij. Fay, Faeije. Bruinisse, Zeeland.
Fermin. (see Vermin). 1640s-1900s. .....Vise'> Maastricht> The Hague.
Feutens. 1400s-1500s. Maastricht. Descended from this family five times.
Frambach. 1500s-1600s. Maastricht.
Freen. 1600s-1700s. Budel.
Geerts. 1500s-1600s. Vossemeer, Zeeland.
Gelder. Early 1700s. Charlois, below Rotterdam>Overshie.
Gelens. 1750s-1900. ...Zevenbergen>Rucphen>Kralingen>Schoonhoven>The Hague.
Geijerts. Geijers, Gijger (Gyger). 1600s. Letzelstein, Germany>Maastricht.
Gerits. Giraers. 1700s. Maastricht.
Geraerts. See Bartels. 1600s. Borgharen, near Maastricht.
Geraerts. 1600s-1700s. Limmel.
German. 1600s-1900s. Cronenberg, Germany>1700>Oostburg.
Geutgens. Early 1600s. Schinnen. Could be Deutgens and Deutgens.
Geuyens. Geuijens, Godefridi. Borgharen. Double descent.
Gillis. 1600s. Scheveningen.
Gommers. 1600s. Budel. Note: became a very large family in the Budel district in later years.
Groenendijk. 1700s. Rhoon>1754>Rotterdam.
Groenewegen. 1700s. St Maartensdijk, Zeeland.
Gruters. 1400s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
Hadel. Hadl, Hedel. late 1600s-early1700s. Durnberg, Hallein, Saltzburg, Austria>ca1732>Oostberg, Zeeland-Flanders.
Haemeckers. 1500. Maastricht.
Haenen. 1500s-1600s. Maastricht. Double descent.
Hamelers. 1500s-1700s. St Pieter(next to Maastricht)>Maastricht>St Pieter>Maasticht.
Hardy. 1500s-1700s. Liege>Maastricht>Liege>Maastricht.
Harrevelt. Herrevelt, Hervelt, Harlevelt, . 1600s-1700s. The Hague.
Hart. 1600s. Maastricht.
Hasslinghuis. Hasselinghuis, Hasslinghaus, etc. Siederwiechen, Germany>Vlardingen>Rotterdam. Double descent.
Hertog. 1800s. Middleberg, Zeeland.
Hesiers. Late 1600s-early 1700s. Rotterdam.
Huntgens. Heuntgens. late 1500s. Schinnen.
Heynen. (Hendrikzoon). 1400s-1500s. Oud Vossemeer, Zeeland.
Hilofs. Hellofs. 1600s. Mechelen-aan-de-Maas.
Hoen. Late 1500s-1700s. Schinnen.
Hoge. Mid 1600s. The Hague.
Hollar. 1700s. Nieuwland, Walcheren, Zeeland.
Houdvos. See Oudvos.
Huijsdens. Grave>Middleberg>Rotterdam.
Jacobs. 1500s-1600s. Vossemeer/Stavenisse. Probably patronymicum.
Jacobs. 1600s. Rotterdam. No relation to the above.
Jans. 1500s. Scherpenisse. Prob. patronimicum.
Jans. 1600s. Delfthaven. No relation to the above.
Jansen. Mid 1600s. Budel, Brabant.
Jansen. 1700s. Gouda. No relation to the above. Double descent.
Jeekermans. Late 1500s-early 1600s. St Pieter, next to Maastricht.
Jeurissen. 1600s. >Maastricht.
Joris. Early 1600s. Oost-Souberg?, Zeeland-Flanders.
Jorissen. 1600s-1700s. Budel. Note: earlier Paulus and Paulissen.
Kadaar. Cader. 1600s-1700s. Duinkerken (Dunkirk) France>1687>Rotterdam.
Karis. See Caris.
Kempeners. 1500s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
Keulers. Keulers 'in gen hout'. 1600s-1700s. Beek, Netherlands Limburg.
Kommet. See Comet.
Korsten. 1700s. Budel, Brabant.
Krans. See Crans.
Krijns. See Crijns.
Lanckvelt. (alias Lochet). 1600s-1700s. ....>Maastricht.
Landsman. late 1500s. Maastricht.
Laureysen. 1600s. Dongen>by 1685>Scheveningen.
Lenaerts 1660s..... Schinnen.
Le Charlier. 1600s. Vise', Liege, Belgium.
Lenssen. Lenzen etc. 1600s. Hulsberg and district.
Libotte. 1600s. Visé, Liége (Belg).
Lillofs. See Hilofs.
Limpens. Lijmpens. Mid 1600s. Schinnen.
Loele. 1500s-1600s. Portvliet, Zeeland.
Louis. Mid 1600s. Calais area (Fr).
Loverix. 1500s-1600s. St Pieter, next to Maastricht.
Lynden. late 1400s-early1500s. Maastricht.
Loers. 1500s. Maastricht.
Maartens. Early 1600s. Scheveningen.
Maes. Early 1600s. Mechelen-aan-de-Maas (Belg).
Maes. 1500s-1600s. St Pieter, next to Maastricht. Not related to the above.
Mantau. 1500s-1600s. Portvliet(?), Zeeland.
Manus. Manes. 1600s-1700s. Name to: Manus van der Jagt sometime after 1737. See van der Jagt.
Marinus. Early 1600s. Scherpenisse, Zeeland.
Massingh. 1600s. Klimmen?>Hulsberg. Near Maastricht.
Masson. Early 1600s. ....>Maastricht. Not from Visé.
Matthews. Late 1600s. Oostende, Zeeland. Probably patronymicum.
Meyers. 1500s-1600s. Maastricht.
Meijers. Mid 1600s. Schinnen.
Meijs. Meys. Late 1400s-1600s. Maastricht.
Moers. 1300s-1600s. Veltwezelt>1600s>Maastricht. Family mentioned in the 1200s. Connected with the Lords of Dieteren. Veltwezelt is in present-day Belgium.
Moers. Moors, Meurs (alias de Bens and Buis). 1700s. ...>Maastricht. Not related to the above.
Nelissen. 1700s. Hees, Belgium>Maastricht.
Nijpels. Nypels, Niepels, Nipels. 1300s-1900s. Maastricht. Six times descent, minimum.
Nijst. Niest, Nijs. Early 1400s-1600s. Maastricht. Six times descent, minimum.
Olfers. 1700s. Friesland?>Veere, Zeeland.
Olyman. 1600s. Maasluis, Zeeland.
Oosthoek. Oosthouck. 1600s. Overschie/Delfthaven.
Opregt. Oprecht. Late 1600s. Voorhout, The Hague.
Oudvos. 1700s. Groede, Zeeland-Flanders.
Ozeel. Late 1600s. St Anna ter Muiden, Zeeland-Flanders.
Paret. 1700s-1800s. Goes>Zierikzee, Zeeland.
Partouns. Late 1500s. Maastricht.
Pauw. Late 1600s-1700s. Gouda. Double descent.
Pieters. Early 1600s. Maasluis. Probably a patronimicum.
Philips. Philippens, alias Lenarts. 1600s-1700s. Beek, Netherlands Limburg.
Philippens. 1500s. Maastricht. Double descent.
Pijls. Mid 1600s. Schinnen.
Pijnenborg. 1600s. Oisterwijk.
Poppe. Late 1600s. Waterlandkerkje, Zeeland-Flanders.
Porta. 1600s. Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Potmans. 1600s. Heughem, near Maastricht.
Pottens. 1500s. Maastricht.
Pronen. See Claessens.
Risack. Risack de Navagne. Early 1600s. Vise', Liege (Belg).
Risseeuw. 1600s-1800s. Lendelede (Belg)>Cadzand>Zuidzande> 'Het Heultje'>Oostburg, Zeeland Flanders.
Rombeck. 1700s. Siederwiechen, Germany. Double descent.
Roos. 1600s-1700s. Delfthaven.
Sack. Sac. 1600s-1700s. Budel, Braband.
Sanders. 1750s Breskens, Zeeland-Flanders.
Schaepdries. 1500s. Maastricht.
Schillinx. 1500s-1600s. Lanaken.
Simons. Mid 1600s. Oost-Souberg. Zeeland-Flanders.
Smeets. Smets. 1600s. Kanne>St Pieter, next to Maastricht.
Smits. 1750s. The Hague.
Snijders. 1600s. Borgharen>Maastricht.
Spauwen. 1500s-1600s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
Spoor. Spooren. 1700s. Arnhem or Nijmegen>Maastricht.
Stoeken. 1400s. Maastricht. Five times descent, though there is some doubt as to the name.
Stek. Early to mid 1800s. Lexmond.
Tertoolen. Ter Toolen. 1700s-1800s. Delfthaven.
Thiboit. Tibaut, Tibeau, Thibo. 1700s. Maastricht.
Thomas. Late 1600s. Bruinisse, Zeeland.
Thonet. Late 1500s-early 1600s. Vise'.
Troost. 1500s-1600s. Stavenisse, Zeeland. Possibly originally from Heinenoord (1500s).
Tuijlo. Tuilo. Early 1700s. Westervoort>1725>Gouda. Double descent.
Tullenaers. 1600s. Mechelen-aan-de-Maas (?)>Maastricht.
Tummers. Late 1600s. Maastricht. Perhaps Timmers?
Uythoff. Early 1700s. Rotterdam.
Varman. Name adopted in Australia by Deed Poll, 1955, changed from Vermin (see Fermin and Vermin).
Vast. 1700s. Veere, Zeeland>Batavia, Netherlands East Indies>Veere>Zierikzee, Zeeland. Possible Maastricht origins (not found).
van Bakel. 1660s-1930s. Budel>Dordrecht>The Hague. Double descent.
van Beems(t). Beems(t). 1700s. The Hague.
van Belle. Late 1500s-early 1600s. Marck?, near Calais (Fr) or Offekerque (Belg).
van Bergen. 1700s. Overschie>Delfthaven.
van Berne. Early 1600s. Maastricht.
van Beurden. 1600s-1700s. Oisterwijk>Scheveningen.
van Bommel. 1400s to present.Deurne?>Delfthaven>Rotterdam>Staverden> The Hague.
van Brandenberg. Brandenberg. 1600s-1700s. .....>Delfthaven. Double descent.
van Dam. 1700s. Numansdorp>Strijen>Nieuw Beijerland, Zeeland>The Hague.
van den Amele. Late 1700s. St Anna ter Muiden, Zeeland-Flanders.
van den Baeck. van den Baak. Late 1500s-1700s. Pelt, Belgium>1590s> Scherpenisse>Portvliet, Zeeland.
van den Bosse. 1600s. Oostende?>Oosterland, Zeeland.
van den Doorn. 1600s-1800s. Scheveningen>ca 1720>The Hague.
van den Hoeft. 1500s-1600s. Schinnen.
van den Ketel. 1400s-1500s. Maastricht.
van den Otten. Late 1600s-1700s. Rotterdam.
van der Boogaert. Bogaarts, Bogers. 1700s. The Hague.
van der Jagt. Late 1500s-1700s. Maasluis>late1600s>Owerkerk, Zeeland. See Manus van der Jagt.
van der Kruit. 1700s-1800s. Overschie, near Rotterdam.
van der Lee. 1600s-1700s. Dordrecht>ca1707>Delfthaven.
van der Leylie. 1600s-1700s. Scheveningen.
van der Meer. Mid 1700s. Maasluis, Zeeland.
van der Meer. 1600s. Scheveningen. No obvious relation to above.
van der Neste. Retranchment, Zeeland-Flanders.
van der Strate. early 1700s. St Anna ter Muiden, Zeeland-Flanders.
van der Visse. van der Vis. 1700s. Zierikzee, Zeeland.
van de Velt. 1500s. Maastricht.
van Diest. 1700s. Leiden.
van Dijke. Early 1700s. Groede, Zeeland-Flanders.
van Driel. 1300s-1500s Ijsselmonde area>Hordijk>Klaaswaal>1600s/1700s. Nieuw Beijerland.
van Duin. Early 1700s. Zierikzee (or Zommelsdijk), Zeeland.
van Ermingen. van Erminghen. 1500s-1800s. Bree>ca1605>Maastricht.
van Euven. 1500s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
van Ganzewinkel. 1600s-1800s. Budel.
van Gijzele(n). 1700s-1800s. Rotterdam.
van Hees. 1600s. Oisterwijk
van Herckenrade. 1500s. Maastricht. Double descent.
van Houte. 1500s-1700s Marck-Calais area (Fr)>Cadzand>Oostburg, Zeeland-Flanders.
van Kampen. 1600s. The Hague.
van Leijburg. Early 1700s. Den Haag.
van Lis. 1600s. Rotterdam.
van Meurs. Early 1700s. Gouda. Double descent.
van Meurs. 1700s. 's Hertogenbosch. No obvious relation to the above.
van Nieuwenhoven. 1600s-1700s. The Hague.
van Rijsdam. ca 1806-1866. Ameide.
van Schaijk. Early 1800s. Steenbergen?
van Suetendael. 1400s-1500s. Maastricht.
van Steen. Early 1800s. Gastel.
van't Hoen. 1700s. ....>Delfthaven. No relation of the above.
van Thil. van Tel. 1800s. Bergschenhoek>Overschie, near Rotterdam.
van Voerendael. 1500s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
Verbund. Early 1600s. Dongen>by 1685>Scheveningen.
Verdonkschot. 1700s. Budel. Possibly an early family from 's-Hertogenbosch.
Verhele. van der Heul (possibly). Zommelsdijk>Zierikzee.
Verkammen. Mid-late 1700s. 's Hertogenbosch.
Vesthens. Early 1600s. St Pieter, next to Maastricht.
Vermin. 1640s-1900s....Vise'> Maastricht>The Hague. See Fermin.
Vinke. Late 1600s. The Hague.
Vriericx. 1500s. Maastricht. Triple descent.
Wage. Oostburg, Zeeland-Flanders.
Walravens. Walraffs. 1500s-1600s. St Pieter, next to Maastricht.
Wilt. Late 1600s-early 1700s. Rotterdam.
Weijberg. 1600s-1700s. Heughem.
Wijnders. 1700s. Someren and Budel. Name varies Winders and Winters.
Willemsen. 1600s. Budel.
Jongen. 1640s-1680s. Schinnen.
Dr Robert V J P Varman 30 December 1998