Wouters

Wouters is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Wouter, and corresponding to Walters or Watts in English. In 2007/2008 there were about 8700 people in the Netherlands and 15700 people in Belgium with that name.[1][2] People with this name include:

* Ad Wouters (born 1944), Dutch sculptor active in Belgium
* Aloïs Wouters (born 1962), Belgian racing cyclist
* Cas Wouters (born 1943), Dutch sociologist
* Chase Wouters (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dries Wouters (born 1997), Belgian football defender
* Enzo Wouters (born 1996), Belgian racing cyclist
* Frans Wouters (1612–1659), Flemish painter
* G. Henry Wouters (1802–1872), Flemish church historian
* Hendrina Wouters (1718–1746), Dutch murderer
* Hugo Wouters (1931–1975), Flemish poet with the pseudonym "Hugues C. Pernath"
* Jan Wouters (born 1960), Dutch football midfielder
* Jan Wouters (legal scholar) (born 1964), Belgian legal scholar
* Jean de Wouters (1905–1973), Belgian inventor and aerodynamics engineer
* Jean Claude Wouters (born 1956), Belgian dancer, film maker and painter
* Josee Wouters (fl. 1947), Belgian table tennis player
* Joseph Wouters (born 1942), Belgian racing cyclist
* Jürgen Wouters [de; nl] (born 1981), Dutch badminton player
* Leon Wouters (1930–2015), Belgian football defender and coach
* Liliane Wouters (1930–2016), Belgian poet, playwright, anthologist and essayist
* Lode Wouters (1929–2014), Belgian racing cyclist
* Michaelina Wouters (ca. 1620–after 1682), Flemish painter
* Rik Wouters (1882–1916), Belgian painter and sculptor
* Rolf Wouters (born 1963), Dutch television show host
* Sieben Wouters [fr; nl] (born 1996), Dutch racing cyclist
* Stefan Wouters (born 1972), Belgian visual artist and curator
* Thierry Wouters (born 1979), Belgian swimmer
* Veerle Wouters (born 1974), Belgian politician
* Wayne Wouters (born 1951), Canadian Clerk of the Privy Council

## See also

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* Wauters, homonymic surname
* Wouters v Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, European Court of Justice decision concerning competition law

## References

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1. ^ Wouters at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
2. ^ Wouters at familienaam.be

Surname list

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