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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 ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

s, originally meaning "of the (ship)yard" or "of the wharf". Notable people with the surname include:

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Adriaen van der Werff Adriaen van der Werff (21 January 1659 – 12 November 1722) was a Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661–1722), was his principal pupil and assistant. Life At the ag ...

(1659–1722), Dutch painter * Aucke van der Werff (born 1953), Dutch politician * Bo van der Werff (born 1992), Dutch speed skater * Emily St. James, formerly VanDerWerff (born 1982), American critic, journalist, podcaster and author * (born 1946), Dutch botanist *

Maikel van der Werff Maikel van der Werff (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. He has formerly played for FC Volendam, SBV Vitesse, Vitesse, FC Cincinna ...

(born 1989), Dutch footballer *

Pieter van der Werff Pieter van der Werff (1665 – 26 September 1722) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He assisted his older brother, Adriaen van der Werff. Life He learned to paint from his brother Adriaen and according to the RKD, he spent most of his life ...

(1665–1722), Dutch painter * (1529–1604), Dutch mayor during the

Siege of Leiden The siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish under Francisco de Valdez attempted to capture the rebellious city of Leiden, South Holland, the Netherlands. The siege fa ...

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* (born 1969), Belgian jazz saxophonist * Gerwin van der Werf (born 1969), Dutch writer * Hanneke van der Werf (born 1984), Dutch politician *

Marieke van der Werf Maria Catharina Ida (Marieke) van der Werf (born 8 November 1959 in Dordrecht) is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christi ...

(born 1959), Dutch politician * Stephanie Vander Werf (born 1986), Panamanian presenter, model and beauty pageant

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* Frans Van de Werf (born 1950s), Belgian cardiologist

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