Prins (Dutch:

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

) is a Dutch surname. In 2007, Prins was the 48th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,361 people).Leender Brouwer
The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

. Instead, the original may have lived in or worked at a location, like a windmill or inn, with that name, or was called "the prince" as a nickname. Historical records note Sephardic Italian Jewish surname of Principe or Prinzi later being changed to the more locally accepted Prins (and then Prince once in England or Colonial America). People with the name Prins include: *

Ada Prins Ada Prins (18 September 1879, Amsterdam – 20 July 1977, Voorburg) was a Dutch chemist and in 1908 became the first woman in the Netherlands to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Biography Prins obtained her doctorate at the University of Amsterdam un ...

(1879-1977), Dutch chemist *

A. H. J. Prins Adriaan Hendrik Johan Prins, generally known as A. H. J. Prins (1921, Harderwijk, Gelderland – 11 February 2000) was a Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist. He was a recipient of many research grants and fellowships (UNESCO, Ford Fo ...

(1921–2000), Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist * (1845–1919), Belgian jurist and criminologist * Alwin de Prins (born 1978), Luxembourgish swimmer *

Anna Prins Adrianna Louise "Anna" Prins (born January 27, 1991) is a professional basketball player who was the 23rd pick in the 2013 WNBA draft. College Prins was the fourth highest WNBA draft pick in Iowa State women's basketball history. Iowa State s ...

(born 1991), American basketball player * Anthony Winkler Prins (1817–1903), author of Winkler Prins a Dutch encyclopedia * (1816–1867), Dutch jurist and politician, twice interim Governor General of the Dutch East Indies * Benjamin Prins (1860–1934), Dutch genre painter * Celine Prins (born 11984), Dutch fashion model *

Co Prins Jacobus Theodorus Wilhelmus "Co" Prins (5 June 1938 – 26 September 1987) was a Dutch former association football player. He played 184 matches for football club Ajax Amsterdam from 1959 to 1966 where he scored 60 goals. He played for the Germ ...

(1938–1987), Dutch football player *

Dave Prins David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional darts player. Career Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets. Prins qualified for his first BDO Wo ...

(born 1968), English darts player *

Denise Prins Denise Prins (born 22 February 1983) is a former Dutch international cricketer whose career for the Dutch national side spanned from 2004 to 2010. Born in Schiedam, Prins played her club cricket for Hermes-DVS, which is based in the city.

(born 1983), Dutch cricketer *

Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins (Eliezer Liepman; 1835–1915), merchant and scholar of Arnhem, the Netherlands. Until 1876 Prins was privately tutored, after which time he continued his studies in Amsterdam and moved to Frankfurt in 1887. Biography ...

(1835-1915), Dutch merchant *

Gert-Jan Prins Gert-Jan Prins (born 1961, IJmuiden) is a Dutch musician active in free improvisation. Initially a free jazz percussionist, Prins now focuses on producing and manipulating sound, especially white noise, white and pink noise, using a collection of ...

(born 1961), Dutch musician *

Harald Prins Harald E. L. Prins (born 1951) is a Dutch anthropologist, ethnohistorian, filmmaker, and human rights activist specialized in North and South America's indigenous peoples and cultures. Biography Harald Prins was born in the Netherlands and is a ...

(born 1951), Dutch anthropologist in the US * (1889–1958), Dutch chemist, discovered the

Prins reaction The Prins reaction is an organic reaction consisting of an electrophilic addition of an aldehyde or ketone to an alkene or alkyne followed by capture of a nucleophile or elimination of an H+ ion. The outcome of the reaction depends on reaction c ...

* Igor Prins (born 1966), Estonian football player and coach *

Jan Prins Jan Prins (14 May 1944 in Zaandam – 7 March 2008 in The Hague) was a Dutch newspaper editor and journalist. Prins, born in Zaanstad into a communist family (his uncle was Marcus Bakker), began his journalistic career in the early 1960 as an ...

(1944–2008), Dutch newspaper editor and journalist * Jeanfrançois Prins (born 1967), Belgian jazz guitarist *

Johannes Huibert Prins Johannes Huibert Prins (1756–1806), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Born in The Hague, Johannes Huibert Prins taught himself to paint.Laurens Prins (born ca. 1640), Dutch buccaneer * Lodewijk Prins (1913–1999), Dutch chess player * Marie Prins (born 1948), South African botanist *

Nomi Prins Nomi Prins is an American economist, author, journalist, and public speaker who writes about Wall Street and the US economy. Before becoming a journalist and public speaker, Prins worked in the finance industry. She was a managing director at ...

, American author and journalist *

Pierre Prins Pierre Prins (26 November 1838 – 21 January 1913) was a French painter, engraver and sculptor. Biography Pierre Prins was born on 26 November 1838, at the 7th arrondissement of Paris. He is the eldest son of his family. His family is a ma ...

(1838–1913), French painter *

Piet Prins Pieter "Piet" Jongeling (31 March 1909 in Broeksterwâld - 26 August 1985 in Amersfoort), also known by the pen name Piet Prins, was a Dutch politician and author of children's books. He was a member of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and ...

, pen name of Piet Jongeling (1909–1985), Dutch politician and children's book author *

Ray Prins Raymond Frank "Ray" Prins (born April 15, 1951) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Lacombe-Ponoka as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Prins was born April ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician * Sharon Prins (born 1988), Dutch darts player *

Stanislav Prins Stanislav Prins (formerly Stanislav Pedõk, born 6 June 1988) is a former Estonian professional footballer. In 2014 Prins was given a four-year ban for match-fixing. He last played in Estonian Meistriliiga for Flora. He plays the position of goa ...

(born 1988), Estonian footballer *

Stefan Prins Stefan Prins (born 20 May 1979) is a Belgian composer and performer. Biography Studies Born in Kortrijk, Stefan Prins studied composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp from which he holds a master's degree (2009) and specialized in ...

(born 1919), Belgian composer and performer *

Vernon Prins Vernon George Prins (14 April 1924 – 31 July 2003) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who captained the Ceylon team in first-class matches from 1955–56 to 1959–60. School and club career Prins attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he ...

(1924–2003), Ceylonese cricketer *

Yopie Prins Yopie Prins is Irene Butter Collegiate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan. Her research includes classical reception, comparative literature, historical poetics, lyric theory, translation studies, Nine ...

(born 1959), English professor

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