Vermeulen
Vermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen). It is a contraction of the surname Van der Meulen. In the Netherlands 20,633 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 30th most common surname,[1] while in Belgium 13,552 people were named Vermeulen in 2008, making it the 11the most common name there[2]
People with the name Vermeulen, VerMeulen, Vermeule, or Vermeulin include:
- Adrian Vermeule (b. 1968), American legal scholar
- Amy Vermeulen (b. 1983), Canadian football (soccer) forward
- André Vermeulen (b. 1955), Belgian journalist and television personality
- Andries Vermeulen (1763-1814), Dutch painter
- Angelo Vermeulen (b. 1971), Belgian visual artist and scientist
- Arjan Vermeulen (b. 1969), Dutch footballer
- Blakey Vermeule (b. 1966), American British literature scholar
- Bram Vermeulen (1946-2004), Dutch singer, composer and cabaretier
- Chris Vermeulen (b. 1982), Australian motorcycle racer
- Cornelis Vermeulen (1644-1708), Flemish Baroque engraver
- Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule I (1859-1950), American civil engineer
- Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule II (1895-1943), American WWI soldier and civil engineer
- Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III (1925-2008), American art historian and museum curator
- Duane Vermeulen (b. 1986), South African rugby union player
- Eddy Vermeulen (="Ever Meulen") (b. 1946), Belgian illustrator and comic strip artist
- Edouard Vermeulen (b. 1957), Belgian fashion designer
- Elvis Vermeulen (b. 1979), French rugby union player
- Emily Vermeule (1928-2001), American classical scholar and archaeologist
- Erik Vermeulen (b. 1959), Belgian jazz pianist
- Ferdinand Vermeulen Krieger (1782-1865), Dutch Colonel in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
- Gijs Vermeulen (b. 1981), Dutch rower
- Hendrik Vermeulen (b. 1982), South African fashion designer
- Inge Vermeulen (1985–2015), Dutch field hockey player
- Jaap Jan Vermeulen (b. 1955), Dutch botanist
- Jeff Vermeulen (b. 1988), Dutch racing cyclist
- Johannes Vermeulen (1533-1585), also known as Molanus, Flemish Catholic theologian
- John Vermeulen (1941-2009), Flemish author
- Jorn Vermeulen (b. 1987), Belgian footballer
- Klaas Vermeulen (b. 1988), Dutch field hockey player
- Koert Vermeulen (b. 1967), Belgian lighting designer
- Luc Vermeulen, Flemish nationalist activist
- Mark Vermeulen (b. 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Matatumua Maimoaga Vermeulen (b. 1935), Samoan politician, nurse and environmentalist
- Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), Dutch composer and music journalist
- Michael VerMeulen (1956-1995), American magazine editor
- Michel Vermeulin (b. 1934), French racing cyclist
- Petrus Jacobus Franciscus Vermeulen (1846-1913), Dutch politician
- PJ Vermeulen (b. 1987), South African rugby union player
- Pierre Vermeulen (b. 1956), Dutch football player and coach
- Riaan Vermeulen (b. 1984), South African rugby union player
- Robert Vermeulen (="Tesco Vee") (b. 1955), American punk rock musician
- Sita Vermeulen (b. 1980), Dutch pop singer
- Walter Vermeulen, Samoan / Belgian surgeon, farmer and environmentalist
- Waltie Vermeulen (b. 1988), South African rugby union player
- William VerMeulen, American French horn player
See also
- Van der Meulen
- Matthijs Vermeulen Award, named after the Dutch composer
References
- ↑ The Top 100 Surnames in the Netherlands at the Database of Dutch surnames
- ↑ Most common surnames in Belgium in 2008 at Statistics Belgium.