Afrikaans-language surnames

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Malan may refer to:

Plessis (Afrikaans: du Plessis) Plessy, and de Plessis are related surnames of French origin, may refer to:

Coetzee () is an Afrikaans surname. It is the tenth most common family name in South Africa.

Venter or Venters is an Afrikaans (and rarely, Jewish) surname, and may refer to:

Pretorius is a common Afrikaans surname.

Fouché or Fouche may refer to:

Vermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern ). It is a contraction of the surname Van der Meulen. In the Netherlands 20,633 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 30th most common surname, while in Belgium 13,552 people were named Vermeulen in 2008, making it the 11th most common name there.

Wessels is a Dutch and Low German patronimic surname, where it was originally a Norman Viking surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Theron ( , ) is a surname of Occitan origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond variant form of *Thoron — same as Le Thor (Vaucluse, Torum 1029) — from PIE *tur- or Latin torus "height"), and a given name in English. It may refer to:

Krüger, Krueger, Kreuger and Kruger (without the umlaut ü) are German surnames originating from Krüger, meaning tavern-keeper in Low German and potter in Central German and Upper German, both associated with the Germanic word wikt:Krug, "jug".

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Hertzog is a German surname, which is a variant of Herzog. Hertzog may also refer to: __NOTOC__ ==People== Albert Hertzog (1899–1982), South African politician Corey Hertzog (born 1990), American soccer (football) player Enrique Hertzog (1896–1981), was president of Bolivia, 1947–1949 James Barry Munnik Hertzog (1866–1942), prime minister of South Africa Lawrence Hertzog, American television writer and creator of Nowhere Man

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Mostert or Mostaert is a Dutch and Afrikaans metonymic occupational surname. Meaning "mustard", it originally referred to a mustard miller or salesman. The Middle Dutch spelling Mostaert and modern Dutch spelling Mosterd are among variant forms of the surname. People with these surnames include:

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Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally derived from the Dutch word bos meaning "wood".

Pietersen is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Pietersen is a rare given name. People with the surname Pietersen include:

Rossouw is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Rousseau. It may refer to:

Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German.

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Botha (pronounced in non-rhotic dialects of English, ) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the East Frisian Low Saxon Both. It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.

Fourie is a South African surname originating from Huguenot settlers. Notable people with the surname include:

Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" (metal worker) and is the Dutch equivalent of the English and Scottish surname Smith.

Pieterse is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname. The surname was first used in the Netherlands before the colonial era. After the Dutch established a colony in the Cape of Good Hope, people with the surname Pieterse moved to the colony and as a consequence, Pieterse became a common Afrikaans surname.

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Ochse can refer to the Ochsen, a mountain in Switzerland

The surname Breytenbach originates from Germany. Notable people with the name include:

Vorster (pronounced for-ster) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Joubert is a French surname. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert, originating in the centre west and centre south of France. This surname is common in South Africa and Namibia, particularly among the descendants of Huguenot settlers.

Liebenberg is a surname, and may refer to:

Potgieter is a Germanic occupational surname, comparable with the English surname Potter.