Lemmens is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

derived from "Lambert's son". The name is particularly popular in

Belgian Limburg Limburg ( nl, Limburg, ; li, Limburg or ''Wes-Limburg'' ; french: Limbourg, ) is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and c ...

where it is the ninth most common last name. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfons Lemmens (1919–2013), Dutch footballer *

An Lemmens An Lemmens (born 8 September 1980) is a television and radio presenter at VTM/ 2BE/Studio Brussel and a former VJ on TMF Belgium. Career Lemmens, while studying to be a veterinary assistant, was discovered by television broadcast network ...

(born 1980), Belgian presenter *

Erwin Lemmens Erwin Lemmens (born 12 May 1976) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the goalkeeper coach of the Belgium national team. Lemmens won two caps for Belgium, both in 2004. On 24 January 2013, Lemmens w ...

(born 1976), Belgian professional soccer player *

Gertrude Lemmens Sister Gertrude (Truus) Lemmens (14 July 1914 – 30 October 2000) was a Dutch nun and founder of Dar-ul-Sukun (Home of Peace), a home for the mentally handicapped, orphans and the aged in Karachi, Pakistan. She received an award from the Pres ...

(1914–2000), Dutch Roman Catholic sister and missionary * Helen Lemmens (1834–1906), English soprano, wife of Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens *

Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens Jacques-Nicolas (Jaak-Nicolaas) Lemmens (3 January 1823 – 30 January 1881), was an organist, music teacher, and composer for his instrument. Biography Born at Zoerle-Parwijs, near Westerlo, Belgium, Lemmens took lessons from François-Josep ...

(1823–1881), Flemish composer and organist *

Jean-Nicolas Lemmens Jean-Nicolas Lemmens (also Joannes Nicolaas Lemmens or Joannes Nicolaus Lemmens) (3 June 1850, in Schimmert – 10 August 1897, in Cobán (Guatemala)) was a Dutch Catholic priest and Bishop of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada. He was a strong sup ...

(1850–1897), Dutch Catholic priest and Canadian bishop * Leon Lemmens (1954–2017), Belgian Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop *

Salesius Lemmens Salesius Lemmens, was a Dutch Franciscan friar who served as the Apostolic Prefect of the Catholic Church in Karachi, then a part of British India. He died at the age of 37 in a drowning accident. Early career Lemmens came from a large family and ...

(1904–1942), Dutch Apostolic Prefect of the Order of Friars Minor *

Sean Lemmens Sean Lemmens (born 2 November 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage. Early career Lemmens was born into a family of Indigenous ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Stacy Lemmens (1998–2006), Belgian murder victim *

Steve Lemmens Steve Lemmens (September 8, 1972 – October 11, 2016) was a Belgian former professional snooker player who played on the main tour between 1991 and 1995. Career Lemmens first burst onto the snooker scene in his home country when at the age ...

(1972–2016), Belgian snooker player Lemmen: *

Celina Lemmen Celina Johanna Maria Lemmen (born March 2, 1985) is a Dutch swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a double medalist in sprint freestyle at the 2001 European Junior Championships in Valletta, Malta. ...

(born 1985), Dutch swimmer *

Georges Lemmen Georges Lemmen (1865–1916) was a neo-impressionist Painting, painter from Belgium. He was a member of Les XX from 1888. His works include ''The Beach at Heist'', ''Aline Marechal'' and ''Vase of Flowers''. Yvonne Serruys studied in his worksho ...

(1865–1916), Belgian neo-impressionist painter

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