Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name. The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.
Places
People
People with these surnames include:
- Leeuw
- Clinton Leeuw (born 1982), South African squash player
- André Leeuw (born 1972), South African Citizen
- Reginald Leeuw (fl. 2015), South African Anglican Dean
- De Leeuw / DeLeeuw
- Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer of Dutch-themed children's stories
- Bas de Leeuw (b. 1959), Dutch sustainability expert
- Dan DeLeeuw (fl. 1993-2015), American (?) visual effects artist
- Dianne de Leeuw (b. 1955), Dutch figure skater
- Eddy De Leeuw (1956–2015), Belgian sprinter
- Edith de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch psychologist
- Gerry DeLeeuw (1926–2014), Canadian football player
- Jan de Leeuw, 15th-century Flemish goldsmith, portrayed by Jan van Eyck
- Jan de Leeuw (b. 1945), Dutch statistician
- Jan De Leeuw [de; nl] (born 1968), Flemish children's book writer and psychologist
- Johanna de Leeuw (b. 1932), Dutch-born American writer
- Karel de Leeuw (1930-1978), American mathematician
- Lisa De Leeuw (b. 1958), American porn actress
- Marcel Deleeuw (born 1943), Dutch-born Canadian football player
- Marine Deleeuw (b. 1994), French fashion model
- Melvin de Leeuw (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
- Michael de Leeuw (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
- Mineke de Leeuw (b. 1938), Dutch author
- Nata De Leeuw [de; no; pl] (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper
- Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
- Puck de Leeuw (1953-2002), Dutch documentary filmmaker
- Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–2020), Dutch conductor, pianist and composer
- Rob deLeeuw (b. 1975), Canadian actor
- Sabrina De Leeuw (b. 1974), Belgian high jumper
- Sarah de Leeuw (b. 1973), Canadian writer
- Thomas de Leeuw (1560-1612), French engraver of Flemish origin
- Ton de Leeuw (1926-1996), Dutch composer
- Ton de Leeuw (born 1941), organizational theorist
- Van Leeuw
- Philippe Van Leeuw (born 1954), Belgian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
- Van der Leeuw
- Aart van der Leeuw (1876-1931), Dutch author and poet
- Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw (1624-1680), Dutch landscape painter
- Caroline van der Leeuw (b. 1981), Dutch jazz singer
- Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch industrialist and psychiatrist
- Charles van der Leeuw (b. 1952), Dutch journalist
- Gerard van der Leeuw (1890-1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
- Govert van der Leeuw (1645-1688), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
- Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949), Dutch historian
- Koos van der Leeuw (1893-1934), Dutch theosophist and author
- Marcellino van der Leeuw (b. 1990), Dutch footballer
- Pieter van der Leeuw (1647-1679), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
- Fictional characters
- Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.
See also
- De Vlaamse Leeuw, the official anthem of Flanders
References
- De Leeuw at the Dutch surname database
- [http://www.familienaam.be/ De www.familienaam.be
- De Leeuw name origin at the Dutch surname database
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Leeuw. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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