Keulemans or Ceulemans () is a Dutch surname. It may be of

topographic Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary scie ...

origin, indicating an origin from Cologne (Dutch ''Keulen'') or from a ''Keule'' (a

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...

dialectical form of ''kuil'', "hollow" / "depression"). Alternatively, it may be patronymic, stemming from ''Cole'', an archaic short form of Nicolaas. ''Ceulemans'' is a relatively common name in Belgium (4943 people in 2008), especially in the province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

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at familienaam.be People with the surname include: * François Ceulemans (

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1920), Belgian sport shooter * Jan Ceulemans (born 1957), Belgian football midfielder; most-capped Belgian national footballer *

Jan Ceulemans (basketball) Jan Ceulemans (born 11 January 1926) is a Belgian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officiall ...

(1926–2022), Belgian basketball player * James Keulemans (born 1970), Dutch international rugby player who earned 14 caps, scoring 1 try. * Michael Keulemans (born 1942), Dutch-British researcher and author of 'Bishops: The Changing Nature of the Anglican Episcopate in Mainland Britain' and 'Never to Sail in Her.' * John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912), Dutch bird illustrator *Larissa and Axana Ceulemans (born 1968 & 1970), co-founders of the Belgian pop girl group Def Dames Dope * (1908–1977), Dutch chemist, pioneer in gas chromatography * Maarten Keulemans (born 1968), Dutch science journalist and founder of the website ExitMundi.nl * Joseph Keulemans (born 1998), International sports agent, responsible for breaking the British women's football transfer record in 2018. *

Raymond Ceulemans Raymond, Knight Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player who won 21 UMB three-cushion World Championship titles, more than any other player. Along with 48 Europea ...

(born 1937), Belgian carom billiards player, 35-fold world champion * (born 1972), Belgian long-distance runner

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