NameHub Surnames
Surnames directory

Frisian Surnames

Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also about Frisian Names.

30 surnames in our directory

Usage
Clear filters
Browse by letter

Frisian

30
A
Aartsma Frisian

Aartsma is a Frisian surname meaning "son of Arend," with the suffix -ma indicating its Frisian origin. The name Arend itself is a Dutch and German variant of Arnold, which derives from the Germanic elements arn "eagle"...
A
Adema Frisian

Adema is a surname of Frisian origin, meaning "son of Ade". The root Ade is a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal, meaning "noble". This patronymic naming tradition is common in Frisian and other...
A
Agema Frisian

Agema is a Frisian patronymic surname meaning "son of Age." The root name Age is a Frisian form of Ago, which derives from Old High German ekka or Old Saxon eggia meaning "edge, blade," or alternatively from Old High Ger...
A
Aikema Frisian

Aikema is a patronymic surname of Frisian origin, meaning "son of Aike." The given name Aike itself is a diminutive of names that begin with the Old German elements ekka ("edge, blade") or adal ("noble"). As a western-Fr...
A
Alkema Frisian

Alkema is a Friesian surname with the patronymic meaning "son of Alke". The name Alke itself is a Diminutive form of Ale 2, which traces back to Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble". This illust...
A
Alma Frisian

Alma is a patronymic surname of Frisian origin, meaning "son of Ale". The suffix -ma is a typical Frisian patronymic marker, equivalent to the Dutch -sma or the Greek -opoulos, indicating lineage or descent. The root Ale...
A
Alserda Frisian

Alserda is a Frisian surname, referring to a person who originated from a farmstead called Alserd. The etymology of the farm's name is uncertain, but it likely combines an Old Frisian personal name or a topographic eleme...
A
Anema Frisian

Anema is a Frisian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ane". The root name Ane is a variant of Anne, which itself originates as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element arn, meaning "eagle."Etymo...
A
Anjema Frisian

Anjema is a Dutch surname with Frisian origins, deriving from the village of Anjum in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. The name is toponymic, meaning it refers to a person from that location. The village name itse...
A
Annema Frisian

Annema is a West Frisian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Anne". The given name Anne (here referring to the masculine form) derives from a short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle"....
A
Antema Frisian

Antema is a Frisian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ante". The root name Ante is a short form of various Germanic names beginning with the element anto, meaning "zeal" or "eagerness", common in early medieval naming t...
A
Antuma Frisian

Antuma is a surname of Frisian origin, functioning as a variant of the patronymic surname Antema. Like Antema, it traditionally indicated descendancy from an ancestor bearing the given name Ante, which itself derives fro...
A
Arkema Frisian

Arkema is a Frisian patronymic surname meaning "son of Arke". The root name Arke is a short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle", giving the name origins linked to strength and nobility...
A
Atsma Frisian

Atsma is a Frisian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Atse." The suffix "-ma" is characteristic of Frisian surnames, indicating a patronymic origin, equivalent to the Dutch "-zoon" or the English "-son." Atsma therefore...
A
Aukema Frisian

Aukema is a Frisian surname of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Auke." The suffix "-ma" is a common Frisian patronymic marker equivalent to "-son" in English, so Aukema directly translates to “Auke’s son.” The given na...
B
Baarda Frisian

Baarda is a surname of Frisian origin, derived from the name of the town of Baard in the Netherlands. The town's name likely originated from a personal name that was a variant of Bert, which itself is a short form of nam...
B
Baarsma Frisian

EtymologyBaarsma is a Frisian surname that indicates a person coming from the small town of Beers in Frisia. The name is a toponymic surname, derived from the place name Beers combined with the suffix -ma, which in Frisi...
B
Bakema Frisian

Bakema is a Frisian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Bake". The name Bake itself is a short form of various Germanic personal names beginning with the element batu, which signifies "fight" or "struggle". This linguist...
B
Barwegen Frisian

Barwegen is a Dutch topographic surname of Frisian origin, derived from the name of a village in the region of Friesland (now part of the Netherlands). The literal meaning is "road to the dike," combining the Dutch words...
B
Bootsma Frisian

Bootsma is a Frisian surname meaning "boatman," derived from the Dutch word boot ("boat") combined with the patronymic suffix -sma found most commonly in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. This typically marks a...
D
Dijkstra Frisian

Dijkstra is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin, most famously associated with the pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra. The name is a variant of Dykstra, which derives from the Frisian word dyk meanin...
D
Dykstra Frisian

Dykstra is a Frisian surname originating from the northern Netherlands province of Friesland. The name is a toponymic surname, indicating a person who lived near a dyke or embankment, derived from the Frisian word dyk me...
H
Herrema Frisian

Herrema is a Dutch surname, specifically a Frisian variant of the name Heeren. The root name Heeren derives from the Dutch word heer, meaning "lord" or "master", and originally served as a nickname for someone who behave...
H
Hoekstra Frisian

Etymology and OriginHoekstra is a Frisian toponymic surname derived from the element hoek, which means "corner" or "bend" (as in a river bend). The name thus denotes someone who lived near a corner or a bend in a waterwa...
L
Laninga Frisian

Etymology and OriginLaninga is a Frisian surname derived from the Frisian word lân, meaning "land". This places it within a common European surname tradition originating from topographic features, specifically referring...
R
Reijnders Dutch Frisian

Reijnders is a Dutch and Frisian patronymic surname, commonly found in the Limburg region. It is a variant of Reinders, which itself derives from the given name Reindert, a Frisian form of Reynard. The ultimate root is t...
R
Reinders Dutch Frisian

Reinders is a Dutch and Frisian patronymic surname, meaning “son of Reindert.” The given name Reindert is itself a Frisian form of Reynard, which derives from the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin “...
R
Reynders Dutch Frisian

Reynders is a Dutch and Frisian patronymic surname common in the Limburg area. It is a variant of the more widespread Reinders, sharing the same root given name. The surname originated from Reindert, the Frisian form of...
R
Rijnders Dutch Frisian

Rijnders is a Dutch and Frisian surname, a variant of Reinders.EtymologyThe name Rijnders is derived from the patronymic starting form Reinders, which itself originates from the given name Reindert, a Frisian form of Rey...
V
Van Wieren Dutch Frisian

Van Wieren is a Dutch and Frisian toponymic surname, indicating that the original bearer came from a place called Wieren. The name derives from the preposition van, meaning "from," combined with Wieren, the name of sever...

We use cookies

We use essential cookies to make NameHub work. We'd also like to set analytics cookies to understand how you use the site. Privacy Policy