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 (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