Willems

Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium (18,604 people) and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands (17,042 people)..

People with this surname

• Daniel Willems (b. 1956), Belgian road cyclist
• Dirk Willems (d. 1569), Dutch anabaptist martyr
• Edgar Willems (1890-1978), Belgian artist and musician
• Eddy Willems (b. 1962), Belgian security expert
• Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), a Belgian painter
• Frederik Willems (b. 1979), Belgian road cyclist
• Gerard Willems (b. 1946), Dutch-born Australian pianist
• Henri Willems (1899-?), Belgian bobsledder
• Jan Willems a.k.a. Yankey Willems (died 1688), Dutch buccaneer
• Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846), Flemish writer
• Jean-Pierre Willems, Belgian fencer
• Jeroen Willems (1962-2012), Dutch actor and singer
• Jetro Willems (b. 1994), a Dutch footballer
• Ko Willems (1900–1983), a Dutch track cyclist
• Louis Willems (1822-1907), Belgian physician and bacteriologist
• fr:Ludwig Willems (b. 1966), Belgian road cyclist
• Maurice Willems (b. 1929), Belgian footballer
• Menno Willems (b. 1977), Dutch footballer
• Michael Willems (b. 1959), Dutch/Canadian Photographer
• Mo Willems (b. 1968), American writer, animator, author and illustrator
• Nathan Willems, American politician
• Pierre Willems (1840-1898), Dutch philologist and historian of Ancient Rome
• Rein Willems (b. 1945), Dutch businessman
• Ron Willems (b. 1966), Dutch footballer
• Theo Willems (1891–1960), Dutch archer
• nl:Ton Willems (b. 1954), Dutch sculptor and painter.
• Victor Willems (1877-1918), Belgian fencer

See also

• Willems, Nord, a commune of France
• Willem
• Willemse
• Willemsen