Prins
This article is about the Dutch surname. For the non-coding RNA gene, see PRINS (gene). For other uses of the term "PRINS", see PRINS (disambiguation).
Prins (Dutch: Prince) is a Dutch surname. In 2007, Prins was the 48th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,361 people).[1] The surname rarely if ever derives from an ancestor who was a prince. Instead, the original may have lived in or worked at a location, like a windmill or inn, with that name, or simply was called "the prince" by friends.[1] People with the name Prins include:
- A. H. J. Prins (1921–2000), Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist
- de:Adolphe Prins (1845–1919), Belgian jurist and criminologist
- Alwin de Prins (born 1978), Luxembourgish swimmer
- Anthony Winkler Prins (1817–1903), author of Winkler Prins a Dutch encyclopedia
- nl:Ary Prins (1816–1867), Dutch jurist and politician, twice interim Governor General of the Dutch East Indies
- Benjamin Prins (1860 – 1934), Dutch genre artist
- Co Prins (1938–1987), Dutch football player
- Dave Prins (born 1968), English darts player
- Gert-Jan Prins (born 1961), Dutch musician
- Harald E. L. Prins (born 1951), Dutch anthropologist in the US
- de:Hendrik Jacobus Prins (1889–1958), Dutch chemist, discovered the Prins reaction
- Igor Prins (born 1966), Estonian football player and coach
- Jan Prins (1944–2008), Dutch newspaper editor and journalist
- de:Johannes Jacobus Prins (1814–1898), Dutch theologian
- Lodewijk Prins (1913–1999), Dutch chess player
- Nomi Prins, American author and journalist
- de:Pierre Ernest Prins (1838–1913), French painter and sculptor
- Piet Prins, pen name of Piet Jongeling (1909–1985), Dutch politician and children's book author
- Ray Prins (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Stanislav Prins (born 1988), Estonian footballer
See also
References
- 1 2 Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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