(Borgh with an H is quite oldfashioned)- Second a Borg is someone who guarantees that a debtor will pay his debt to the creditor. This is because many people from West Africa, India, Madagascar, Indonesia etc. From about ~50,000BC groups of San people migrate out Southern Africa eventually giving rise (apparently) to modern man in the rest of the world. But it is of course possible that the names were changed after immigration into the new world.I did find a Michiel Geeft in Amsterdam between 1766 and 1780, though in other records his name is spelled Geef. Gelderland. Jan van Riebeeck was aboard one of these ships. According to the Meertens database it's a toponymic name, i.e. In 1695 there were still only 340 free-burghers. South African male Progenitors / Stamvaders. The search result will still contain some data in Dutch, though. They stayed for nearly one year at the Cape. Ps. The shipwreck victims built a small fort named "Sand Fort of the Cape of Good Hope". Pronunciation : case sensitive: see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds; sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee matches names which end with the sound lee _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation One of the aims of the settlement was to increase revenue for the VOC who controlled trade with the free burgers, the Khoikhoi and passing ships. and Holland. The Dutch pronunciation of Guisbertson would sound more like Hüspert-zawn than Gize-bert-sin and thus rather foreign to English ears. Thankyou. There are 687 Netherlands and Belgium volunteers listed in the Anglo-Boer War Museum database – Search these pages. But websites tell me it is branched from Greek Kamposou. The Dutch settlement history in South Africa began in March 1647 with the shipwreck of the Dutch ship Nieuwe Haarlem. Dank je wel Schatjes! The surname Scheepers is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 28,484 people, or 1 in 1,902. Huguenot Walloon Immigration to South Africa by Lesley Robertson. de Jong. Hoek, van de - (corner, sandbar=cape) from the corner; Hoek van Holland as landscape term, Kneynsberg, - Du: Kneijnsberg; kneijn = konijn: Rabbithill, Jansen, Janssen – Jan's son (compare Johnson), Linden, van der – from the Linden (type of tree), Maarschalkerweerd – Keeper of the horses (compare English. Because of the suitable climate, Europeans settled in the area around Table Bay, which developed first into the Cape Colony and is therefore the precursor to what is now South Africa. Hi Henk,My Mother is 100% Dutch and her maiden name is Kamps. Her name wasn't Catherine. I've been trying for more than 40 years to find the origin of my surname SUERDIECK. It's not a one time occurrence either, it is every generation! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The object was not to develop a colony but to establish a port of call to service the Dutch ships travelling between the Netherlands and its trading posts in the east, supplying meat, vegetables fruit, wine and wheat. South African Girls Names: Most Popular Names for Girls in South Africa from Namipedia, the Baby Name Wizard’s naming encyclopedia. Plums are estimated to be up by 27% for the season, returning to a normal crop season while peaches and nectarines are also expected to be up by eight and 10 percent, respectively. Also, didn't the Dutch refuse to use surnames until Napolean made them register, and that's where we get some of the names from? In 1660, a Dutch ship arrived carrying 150 slaves from Angola. @Charles: Not every family had a coat of arms, and there could also be multiple coats for the same surname.You can search http://cbgfamiliewapens.nl/ and search for Stolk, you'll find several coats and seals. There are also several Odendaals in the VOC archives, mostly in the 18th century. and settled in the Port Republic area near Atlantic City. His name was Teunis Verros and I am told that he was possibly excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church and changed his name. Thank you for any assistance. (86,534 in 2007) De Jong literally means “The Young”. Pieter Jansz was married to Cornelia Theunisz, ca. Cz. a poor person who could not afford a shirt. If you do not know how to do this please contact one of the other collaborators to assist you. 2016 © Tous droits réservés de Jong. Since that time the number of Jacobs has grown and Jacobs is the most common white surname in South Africa. Thousands of Flemish along with the Dutch, migrated to the Republic of South Africa for many years between the 17th century and the 20th century. Afrikaans surnames from Romance languages‎ (2 c, 0 e) Pages in category "Afrikaans surnames" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. I know that my grandfather came originally from Belgium, and that he was Flemish, but I have been told the name has Dutch origins. They emigrated in 1883 - is there anything you can find out? Not sure if this blog is still active. South African last names have a totally unique story. The first van der Merwes hail from the Merwede river. Gijsbertsen means "son of Gijsbert". Today, descendants of the Boers are commonly referred to as Afrikaners. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. AGETHA f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare) The name is found in the Rotterdam/Den Haag region (which includes Hook of Holland, or Hoek van Holland in Dutch), and in the north of the country.If you have more details about your grandfather and his parents we can try to find out where he came from. On 25 February 1815 Pietertje Verros, unmarried, 22 years old, a laboring woman, gave birth to a son Teunis. The most common Dutch surnames in the Netherlands (as of 1947) and Flanders in Belgium are listed to the right. America. During the twenty years of his government he promoted the immigration of new families from The Netherlands, built a new hospital and developed the colony. Afrikaans is one of the native languages of South Africa that is, however, spoken mostly by the Dutch settlers in the country. The origin of the name Stolk is uncertain. The name changed to Stevers along the way in Washington Co. NY. Were keatons settlers in England?please let me know Thanks. Dutch settlement in South Africa began in March 1647, the Dutch ship Nieuwe Haarlem, wrecked at the Cape. The small initial group of free burghers steadily increased in number and began to expand their farms further north and east into the territory of the Khoikhoi who were driven from their traditional lands. Kathy: Usually, surnames worked the same as now, and were passed on in the male line.In some regions, patronymic names were used as surnames. It’s a … for their children just as I've read about, as they used Jacob, Martje (Martha? Hi. VAN DER MERWE Dutch, South African While the name is currently very common in South Africa, it originates in Holland, literally meaning "From the Merwe". I expect the name originates on the Belgian side of the border. Douwe Gerbens, later known as Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn, Project Help: How to add Text to a Project - Starter Kit, http://motherearthtravel.com/history/south-africa/history-4.htm, http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/africa/south_africa/dutch.html, Dutch names' Pronounciation & Transliteration, A short History of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, Huguenot Walloon Immigration to South Africa, WELKOM CUZZINS: Geni SA Projects' Main Site Index & Help Page, South African Genealogical Reference Centre, Please add the profiles of Dutch Progenitors - (not their entire families and descendants!) Walter V. Volker, PO Box 37672, Faerie Glen, 0043, South Africa. Hi,my surname is Gaag and I've been trying to find the meaning of my surname, but can't find it..Can anyone help?ThanksChris. Most naturalization records post 1910 are held at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria. Add any documents of interest using the menu at the top right of the page, and then add a link to the document in the text under the heading below. Here are some of the Dutch surnames that you can check out. As. They stayed for nearly one year and were rescued by a fleet of 12 ships under the command of W.G. To prove that you will have to research his/her ancestors. In May 1662, there were 39 free farmers, 15 of them married. DE JONG. Hortgro, the organization that represents South Africa’s stone fruit growers, reported updated numbers in volumes with increases across the board. He further mentioned that the surname De Wee was also common. Hope you can help Please feel free to add to the information here and to correct any information which you consider to be incorrect. A watering station was established by the Dutch East India Company in Table Bay close to the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. They stayed for nearly one year and were rescued by a fleet of 12 ships under the command of W.G. Cory, I've looked up some possible origins or starting points for research for Aantjes. The assumption made in authoritative genealogical publications is that Do... Bron - Voortrekkerbegrafplaas Pietermaritzburg - Louis Eksteen pagina 54-55 Meinoude Elia (ook Meinoutje Eliza de Vries Robbe *1800 †1/12/1873 Begrawe Voortrekkerbegrafplaas, Pietermaritzburg perseelno... Married to Cornelia Theunisz, ca. The free-burghers were in mostly tavern-keepers or craftsmen and shopkeepers. Often used when two people in the same family had the same first… Original data: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970. The DOB matches (2/25/1815) but that is where I hit the end of the road. This is one of the earliest settlers surnames of South Africa, being recorded in the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th Century. From this point onwards the white population increased naturally to about 1300 by 1700. My maiden name is Prins. Boer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Boer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Check it out! Although this Dutch surname is well recorded in The Netherlands, the USA, and South Africa, where it was one of the very first European settler surnames, it does not appear in any of the standard dictionaries of surnames. What are these and what do they mean. She was from Holland and informed me that Guisbert was a common name in Holland. Meertens' Dutch surname database lists 94,143 different family names; the total Dutch speaking population in Europe is estimated to be about 23 million people. Hi,Some of the Dutch origin names like VanMeveren are written in the Netherlands as Van Meveren (separate words). List of most common surnames in Europe § Netherlands, George Vancouver#Origins of the family name, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Dutch_family_names&oldid=996218578, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. Harmen Barentsz from Rotterdam on the De Schelde; sailor; a.1688; freed 1691. About South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In the 1680s 50 more Dutch and German farmers and women from orphanages arrived and at the end of the decade 200 by Hugenots arrived. Afrikaans is not only spoken by the White peoples of Dutch, Huguenot and German descent (about 60% of South Africa’s Whites), but also by the majority (about 90%) of the people of mixed descent (Coloureds). I know it's a very common Dutch surname and the meaning is obvious. Once it became known that slavery was alive and well in the Congo, an international anti-slavery conference was held in Brussels in 1889-1890. Most of the relatives lived in the same region and other provinces close by. [Who was this]. In this post, MomJunction presents a list of 150 common Dutch family names with their meanings with some mentioning the reasons for their usage. Flemish and Huguenot surnames were common in Zeeland. A potoven is a pot-furnace. My great- great grand father and 2 brothers emigrated to South Africa I think in the early 1800s.What I after is a copy of fhoto of the Stolk Coat of Arms.It would by highly appreciated.SincereCharles. It is now common in South Africa. This is easily done from the profile page using the. The surnames which were hard to pronounce and write were changed by the rulers according to their convenience. Dlamini was the most common surname for both sexes followed by Nkosi and Ndlovu. Hey there. Even so, the Dutch did bring Dutch surnames like Jacobs into what were to become English-speaking areas. 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. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. My surname is Olsder. Meanings are provided where known. Some people had both a family name and a patronymic surname, for example. He was placed on a bowerie near Albany NY. Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common.. any ideas? I am also having a hard time finding thir parents!! In 1652 the Dutch East India Company charged Jan I'm part Japanese but my last name is VAN Hof i wonder if i had some dutch roots on my dads side.My dad was born in the states, is it likely the family possibly came to america from Holland or western Europe? The surname Scheepers is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 28,484 people, or 1 in 1,902. One Flemish Jacobs line began with Jan Jacobs, born in Puurs near Antwerp in 1750 and married there in 1784. Wondering if there are others related to Martin D. Stevers b.1832 Whitehall New York d.Woodstock ILL. A stuiver was a 10 cent piece. The origins of this migration can be traced to early in the sixteenth century when, at the end of Indonesia's Majapahit Kingdom, European military penetration and anti-Islamic persecution caused resistance which was crushed by the Dutch. On this website you can see how the name is spread in The Netherlandshttp://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=borgh&gba_naam=Borgh&nfd_naam=Borgh&operator=eq&taal=Oosterling means something like from the east. The history of the Dutch Reform Church has been very much bound up with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. de Jong. It costs us an immense amount of time to retrospectively correct all the surnames (South African ones) that gets corrupted by WikiTree itself in this way. Page 7 of the ultimate A-Z Dutch names list, complete with name meanings and origins for all Dutch baby names. Although these words, tussenvoegsels, are not strictly essential to state the person's surname, they are nevertheless a part of the surname and are almost always included for clarity. Battle’s line then south 70 poles to a black gum on the south side of Folks Branch then south 50 east 20 poles to a black gum on said branch then south 6 west 40 poles to a. Afrikaans surnames from Romance languages‎ (2 c, 0 e) Pages in category "Afrikaans surnames" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. Discover your DNA story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our DNA kits for ancestry and the world’s most comprehensive DNA database. If someone has the surname Lourens that does not prove s/he is from Dutch descent. Helena Jansen born 1674 in Leiden, Netherlands I learned this after I had spent my first 40 years being told by my family that we were Swedish. But I don't know if any of them belonged to your ancestors, you'll have to do some research to find out. The flight of the Huguenots to South Africa did not, as is generally believed, occur only during the years 1688 to 1689. The literal translation of Van As is indeed "from ashes". Dutch criminals are increasingly using exports to Africa to launder money which is subsequently invested in diamonds and gold from the continent, Fiscal Information and Investigation Servic (FIOD) chief Bert Langerak has said, according to Dutch News. I'd imagine it was adapted from other names, but have not been able to find anything out. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 27 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live. Permalink   Names are of huge significance in the continent and that is why some cultures go as far as having naming ceremonies where families officially name their children in the presence of other people. Some of my Dutch surnames are:Van OblinisCorsiCrayVan Campen/KammpenCorszenChristiaensSimonsVan Garden, You have Van Kampen ancestors, Cheryle? Corpus of Family Names in the Netherlands, The Graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, Digital resources Netherlands and Belgium, Find your Dutch ancestors on the internet. Here is a link:http://www2.tresoar.nl/genealogie/naamsaanname/toonna.php?inv=29_37&mairie=Kollum&folio=44&verso=&achter=ja, @Lourens another link:http://www2.tresoar.nl/genealogie/naamsaanname/toonna.php?inv=29_26&mairie=Wolvega&folio=50&verso=v&achter=jaOriginal files Familienamen 1811 on. Showing names from "Bram" to "Casper". And that may yet be true. I doubt we're all related to royalty! In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 27 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live. hi im searching high and low for the meaning and origin of the surname LOURENS - from what ive found it is said to derive from the dutch, scottish and even spanish. de boor? It is now common in South Africa. Short explanations of commonly used abbreviations and of column headings, An overview of how the database has grown, and A short German poem on the topic of genealogy. BASETSANA f Sotho Means "ladies" in Sotho. The shipwreck victims built a small fort named "Sand Fort of the Cape of Good Hope". He has indicated to me that the family has also spelled it Kickken. Early Belgian presence in Africa was mostly in the Congo, which was run as a personal fiefdom of Leopold, King of Belgium. European surnames masked the slave woman’s origins and the descendants of these marriages were all accepted into the “white” community. Tel +27-12-991-1772 (H), +27-11-350-5291 (W), +27-11-350-2001 (Fax) Below you will find. Our ggggrandfather was William Kisner in the Mohawk Valley and an old writing states Catherine Kisner was the daughter of William Kisner of an old Dutch family. Douwe is the legal ancestor of many of the Steyns in South Africa. 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. ANTHON m Dutch, South African, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare) ... or from an English surname meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of MACAULEY. To start you off have a look at these pages: Germans in South Africa; A list of early German immigrants to the Cape 1652-1806; A list of German surnames in South Africa 20 Common Australian Surnames and Their Meanings Vanderbilt Surname Meaning and Origin "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. - you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. Immigration to RSA has slowed down drastically, but the remnants of a huge Flemish population still exist in Southern Africa. 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