Verwoerd is a surname originating from the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
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Betsie Verwoerd (1901–2000), spouse of the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until the assassination of her husband Hendrik Verwoerd in 1966.
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Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), South African politician and Prime Minister
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Melanie Verwoerd (born 1967), South African politician and diplomat
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Wilhelm Verwoerd
Wilhelm Johannes Verwoerd (born 21 February 1964) is a South African facilitator and researcher based at Stellenbosch University and a social activist. The grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd, known as the architect of the apartheid regime, Verwoerd has ...
(born 1964), South African political philosopher
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Afrikaans-language surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin