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Julian Jarrold (1960–), English film-maker, descended from the prominent Jarrold's family of Norwich, known for the department store and publishing businesses, family of Huguenot or Dutch descent. [196] Dakota Johnson (1989–), American actress and model, daughter of Don Johnson. [197] [198] Don Johnson (1949–), American actor. [197]
But with assimilation, within three generations the Huguenots had generally adopted Dutch as their first and home language. Many of the farms in the Western Cape province in South Africa still bear French names. Many families, today, mostly Afrikaans-speaking, have surnames indicating
This random sampling of Dutch family names is sorted by family name, with the tussenvoegsel following the name after a comma. Meanings are provided where known. See Category:Dutch-language surnames and Category:Surnames of Frisian origin for surnames with their own pages. Baas – The Boss; Bakker – Baker; Beek, van – From the brook
American families of Huguenot ancestry (20 C, 1 P) B. Bosanquet family (11 P) C. Cazenove family (8 P) Constant de Rebecque (6 P) Courtauld family (15 P) D. De ...
Some Afrikaans writers have Huguenot surnames, and were involved in setting up the Society of Real Afrikaners. [ 11 ] The wine industry in South Africa was greatly influenced by the Huguenots, [ 12 ] many of whose families had owned vineyards in France. [ 13 ]
Boissevain is the name of a Dutch patrician family of Huguenot origin. ... (1875–1949) married Dutch sea captain and explorer Abraham Jacob van Stockum (1864–1935
Pages in category "Dutch-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,563 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The influence of the Huguenots on the character of the colonists was marked, leading to the VOC directing in 1701 that only Dutch should be taught in schools. This resulted in the Huguenots assimilating by the middle of the 18th century, with a loss in the use and knowledge of French.