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) [1] and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands (17,042 people).[2].
People with this surname[]
- Daniel Willems (1956–2016), 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
- (1905–1997), German-American sociologist and ethnologist
- Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), Belgian painter
- Frederik Willems (b. 1979), Belgian road cyclist
- Gerard Willems (b. 1946), Dutch-born Australian pianist
- Gladys Willems (b. 1977), Belgian archer
- Hans Willems (b. 1934), Dutch Olympic sailor
- Henri Willems (1899–?), Belgian bobsledder
- Jan Willems a.k.a. Yankey Willems (died 1688), Dutch buccaneer
- Jan Camiel Willems (1939–2013), Belgian mathematician
- Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846), Flemish writer
- Jean-Pierre Willems (1886–?), Belgian fencer
- Jennifer Willems (1947–2015), Dutch actress
- Jeroen Willems (1962–2012), Dutch actor and singer
- Jetro Willems (b. 1994), Dutch footballer
- (b. 1970), Belgian cinematographer
- Ko Willems (1900–1983), Dutch track cyclist
- Louis Willems (1822–1907), Belgian physician and bacteriologist
- 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 (b. c.1981), American politician in Iowa
- (1912–1997), Belgian novelist and playwright
- Pierre Willems (1840–1898), Dutch philologist and historian of Ancient Rome
- Rein Willems (b. 1945), Dutch businessman
- Ron Willems (b. 1966), Dutch footballer
- Sandrine Willems (b. 1968), Belgian writer and documentary maker
- Steeven Willems (b. 1990), French footballer
- Theo Willems (1891–1960), Dutch archer
- (b. 1955), Dutch composer
- (b. 1954), Duch sculptor
- Victor Willems (1877–1918), Belgian fencer
- (1950–2014), Dutch archaeologist
See also[]
- Willems, Nord, a commune of France
- Willem
- Willemse
- Willemsen
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- Surnames
- Dutch-language surnames
- Patronymic surnames
- Surnames of Belgian origin
- Surnames from given names