Smeets
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Meaning | regional variant of Smit meaning metalworker[1] |
Region of origin | Limburg (encompassing Limburg (Belgium) and Limburg (Netherlands)) |
Language(s) of origin | Limburgian |
Related names | Smit Smits |
Smeets is a Limburgian surname (or more broadly, Dutch surname) meaning smith (metal worker). The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.[1][2]
People bearing the Smeets surname
- Axel Smeets (b. 1974), Belgian athlete in football
- Det Smeets, Dutch artist
- Felix Smeets (1904-1961), Dutch athlete in football
- Jan Smeets (b. 1985), Dutch chess player
- Jorg Smeets (b. 1970), Dutch athlete in football
- Jos Smeets, Dutch artist
- Mart Smeets (b. 1947), Dutch radio and television personality, writer and columnist
- Minke Smeets (b. 1979), Dutch athlete in hockey
- Pauline Smeets (b. 1959), Dutch political figure
- Robert Smeets (b. 1985), Australian athlete in tennis
- Theo Smeets, Dutch jeweller
- Tjerk Smeets (b. 1980), Dutch athlete in baseball
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