Hermans is a Dutch patronymic surname, cognate with German Hermann and Hermanns and the Scandinavian Hermansen.[1] It is the 14th most common name in Belgium, with 12,794 people named Hermans in 2008.[2] In the Netherlands, 10,641 people carried the name in 2007.[3]
People
edit- Alex Hermans, Belgian Paralympian shot putter
- Ben Hermans (born 1986), Belgian bicyclist
- Baldur Hermans, (1936–2015) German historian & scout
- Charles Hermans (1839–1924), Belgian painter
- Edwin Hermans (born 1974), Dutch footballer
- Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano
- Femke Hermans, Belgian boxer
- Hubert Hermans (born 1937), Dutch psychologist
- Johan Hermans (born 1956), British botanist whose botanical abbreviation is Hermans
- Joseph Hermans (fl. 1920), Belgian archer
- Loek Hermans (born 1951), Dutch politician
- Margriet Hermans (born 1954), Belgian politician
- Mathieu Hermans (born 1963), Dutch bicyclist
- Otto Hermans (born 1950), Dutch politician
- Pierre Hermans (born 1953), Dutch field hockey player
- Toon Hermans (1916–2000), Dutch comedian, singer and writer
- Ward Hermans (1897–1992), Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and writer
- Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995), Dutch author
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam : voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen Apeldoorn: Garant. p. 93. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Most common surnames in Belgium in 2008 Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine at Statistics Belgium.
- ^ The Top 100 Surnames in the Netherlands at the Database of Dutch surnames