Dutch surname

Many people take occupation as their surnames, such as Bakker—-Baker, Deboer-Farmer, Schoenmaker—-Shoemaker, Hoedemaker—-Hatter, Visser—-fisher.

The simple formula is: de = Van = von =from. For example, Van Persie's name means that this surname originated from a place called Percy.

In ancient times, the Dutch had no surname. When Napoleon ruled this French dependent country, he asked the people to add a region after their surnames in order to facilitate management.

For example, in marco van basten, "Morocco" is his first name and "Van Basten" is his last name. Basten is the name of a small town in Rotterdam.

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The main religions of the Dutch are Catholicism and Protestantism. Among them, Catholics account for a little more than one third of the national population; Protestants account for less than a third.

The Dutch Constitution stipulates freedom of religious belief. Roman Catholicism and Dutch Protestantism have the greatest influence on Dutch society. About 29% of Dutch residents believe in Catholicism, 19% in Christianity and about 6% in Islam. A certain proportion of the population thinks that they have no religious belief. There are also some Hindus in the Netherlands, mainly immigrants from the former colonial country Suriname.