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.
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( Rutger's).Rutgers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
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An Rutgers van der Loeff
Anna ("An") Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau (1910–1990) was a Dutch writer of children's novels.
Biography
van der Loeff was born in Amsterdam on March 15, 1910, the eldest daughter of bacteriologist Jacob Basenau and writer-translator N ...
(1910–1990), Dutch writer of children's novels
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Arend Joan Rutgers
Arend Joan Rutgers (20 October 1903 – 2 September 1998) was a Dutch-Belgian physical chemist.
Arend Joan Rutgers went to high school in Almelo, after which he studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam. He later obtained his master's deg ...
(1903–1998), Dutch physical chemist
* Bram Rutgers (1884–1966), Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname 1928–33
* Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), American Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist. Named for him are, a.o.:
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Rutgers Houses
Rutgers Houses, also known as Henry Rutgers Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Rutgers Houses is composed of five 20 story buildings o ...
, New York City public housing development
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Rutgers Preparatory School
Rutgers Preparatory School (also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school established in 1766. The school educates students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located on a campus along t ...
Rutgers Street
Essex Street is a north-south street on the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. North of Houston Street, the street becomes Avenue A, which goes north to 14th Street. South of Canal Street it becomes Rutgers Street, ...
and Henry Street, New York City streets
* (1850–1924), Dutch physician, significant figure in the Dutch sexual liberation movement. Named for him:
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Rutgers Nisso Group
Rutgers (formerly known as the Rutgers Stichting, of Rutgers WPF) is a Dutch expert centre on sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, ero ...
Paul Rutgers
Paul Martin Rutgers (born 17 January 1984) is an Australian and South African baseball player who played with the Minnesota Twins organisation and both South Africa and Australia.
Career
Rutgers was signed by the Twins in 2001 and debuted in the ...
(born 1984), Australian/South African baseball player
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S. J. Rutgers Sebald Justinus Rutgers (25 January 1879 – 14 June 1961) was a Dutch people, Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist who played an important role in the Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party, Left wing section of the Socialist Party of Americ ...
(1879–1961), Dutch Marxist theoretician and journalist, son of Jan and Mietje Rutgers
* (1877–1945), Dutch jurist, Minister of Education, and World War II resistance fighter
;Adopted as a middle name
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Henry Rutgers Marshall
Henry Rutgers Marshall (22 July 1852 – 3 May 1927) was an American architect and psychologist. In 1881, Marshall married Julia Robbins Gillman, who died prematurely in 1888. He had one daughter with Gillman, who also predeceased him. Marshall wa ...
(1852–1927), American architect and psychologist
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Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck
Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck (7 January 1922 – 2 August 1999) was a British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician. He made notable contributions to Anglo-French relations as Lord Mayor o ...
(1922–1999), British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, and Mayor of London