Verschuren is a
Dutch toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. . The name is a contraction of ''van der schuren'', meaning "from the barn(s)".
Verschuren
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Some variant forms are ''Verschueren Verschueren is a Dutch language, Dutch-language toponymic surname common in Belgium. The name is a contraction of ''van der schueren'', meaning "from the barn(s)".Verschuur Verschuur is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name is a contraction of ''van der schuur'', meaning "from the barn". '' and ''Verschuuren''. Notable people with the surname include:
* Annette Verschuren, Canadian businesswoman
*Jan Verschuren
Jan Verschuren (born 1962 in Asten, Netherlands) is a Dutch organist.
Biography
Verschuren studied to become an engineer at the Eindhoven University of Technology and at the same time he practiced the organ with Hub. Houët in Eindhoven, the Net ...
(born 1962), Dutch organist
*Kamiel Verschuren
Kamiel Verschuren (born 27 September 1968 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch conceptual interdisciplinary visual artist, living and working in Rotterdam. (born 1968), Dutch conceptual artist
*Kees Verschuren
Henricus Petrus Cornelis (Kees) Verschuren (born Breda, 29 August 1941[Kee ...](_blank)
(born 1941), Dutch sculptor and painter
* (1925–2000), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Helsinki
*Peter Verschuren
Peter Verschuren is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division.
Mixed martial arts record
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(born 1970s), Dutch mixed martial artist
*Sebastiaan Verschuren
Sebastiaan Verschuren (born 7 October 1988) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialized in short- and middle-distance freestyle events. At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships he won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle. He par ...
(born 1988), Dutch swimmer
Verschuuren
*Gerard Verschuuren
Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...
(born 1946), Dutch geneticist and philosopher
See also
*Verschuren's swamp rat
Verschuren's swamp rat (''Congomys verschureni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habit ...
, rodent native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Toponymic surnames