Vedder is a

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 ...

and

Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle ...

surname. ''Vedder'', related to Dutch ('father'), meant 'uncle' (father's or mother's brother) in

Middle Dutch Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or c. 1550, there was no overarc ...

and Eastern dialects of Dutch. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Swart Vedder (1834–1905), New York state born British Columbian politician, son of Volkert * Amy Vedder (born 1951), American ecologist and primatologist *

Commodore P. Vedder Commodore Perry Vedder (February 23, 1838 – December 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Commodore Perry Vedder was born in Ellicottville, New York on February 23, 1838, the son of Jacob Vedder. He attended the ...

(1838–1910), New York politician *

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of four guitarists of the rock band Pearl Jam. He also appeared as a guest vocalist i ...

(born 1964), American rock musician, singer, and songwriter *

Edward Bright Vedder Edward Bright Vedder (June 28, 1878 – January 30, 1952) was a U.S. Army physician, a noted researcher on deficiency diseases, and a medical educator. He studied beriberi, a deficiency disease affecting the peripheral nerves, and establishe ...

(1878–1952), U.S. Army physician, researcher of deficiency diseases, and medical educator * Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), American painter, book illustrator, and poet * Harmen Albertse Vedder (1635–1715), Dutch settler in New Netherland, forebear of nearly all Vedders in North AmericaEdwin Henry Vedder
The Vedder family in America, 1657-1973
1974 *

Heinrich Vedder Hermann Heinrich Vedder (born 3 July 1876 in , Westphalia, Germany; died 26 April 1972 in Okahandja, South-West Africa) was a German missionary, linguist, ethnologist and historian. Originally a silk weaver, he received missionary training by the ...

(1876–1972), German missionary, linguist, ethnologist, and historian *

Henry Clay Vedder Henry Clay Vedder (February 26, 1853 – October 13, 1935) was an American Baptist church historian, seminary professor, editor and theologian. Vedder authored numerous articles and twenty-seven books on church history and theology. Early life an ...

(1853–1935), American Baptist church historian * Jake Vedder (born 1998), American snowboarder *

Jill Vedder Jill Kristin Vedder (née McCormick; born November 11, 1977) is an American philanthropist, activist, and former fashion model. She is the co-founder and Vice-Chairman of the EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding ...

née McCormick (born 1977), American philanthropist, activist and fashion model; wife of Eddie Vedder * John F. D. Vedder (1789–1863), New York politician *

Lou Vedder Louis Edward Vedder (April 20, 1897 – March 9, 1990) was a professional baseball and American football player. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers during the 1920 season as a relief pitcher. Listed at 5' 10" ...

(1897–1990), American baseball and football player *

Ria Vedder-Wubben Hendrika Cornelia Maria "Ria" Vedder-Wubben (20 May 1951 – 23 August 2016) was a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she served in the Senate from 2003 to 2011. In the Senate she was concerned with pensions and tax ...

(1951–2016), Dutch politician *

Richard Vedder Richard K. Vedder (born November 5, 1940) is an American economist, historian, author, and columnist. He is a professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University and senior fellow at The Independent Institute. Biography Vedder was born on Novemb ...

(born 1940), American economist and college professor *

Shirley Vedder Shirley Matthews (1942 – January 2013) was a Canadian pop singer. Matthews sang in a church choir and at high school dances prior to embarking on a career in music. She worked in a Bell Telephone The Bell System was a system of telecommuni ...

née Matthews (1942–2013), Canadian pop singer *

Yvette Iola Vedder Yvette Vickers (born Yvette Iola Vedder; August 26, 1928 – ) was an American actress, pin-up model and singer. Early life and career Vickers was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of jazz musician Charles Vedder. During her youth, ...

(1928–2010), American actress, pin-up model and singer

References

{{surname, Vedder Dutch-language surnames Low German surnames

See also

References