Goossens

Goossens is a Dutch-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Goos/Goossen" (Goswin).[1] It is the 8th most common name in Belgium.[2][3] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Adolphe Goossens (1896–1916), Horn player who died in action at the Somme, aged 20.
  • Ben Goossens (born 1985), Belgian ad agency art director and photomontage artist
  • Carry Goossens [de; nl] (born 1953), Belgian actor and comedian
  • Colette Goossens (born 1942), Belgian swimmer
  • Daniel Goossens, (born 1954), French cartoonist
  • Dennis Goossens (born 1993), Belgian gymnast
  • Ester Goossens (born 1972), Dutch middle-distance runner
  • Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor
  • Eugène Goossens, fils (1867–1958), French conductor and violinist, son of Eugène Goossens, père
  • Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962), English conductor and composer, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
  • Jan Goossens (born 1930), Belgian dialectologist and philologist
  • Jan Goossens (born 1958), Dutch-born American indoor soccer player
  • Jean-Maurice Goossens (1892–1965), Belgian ice hockey player
  • John Goossens (born 1988), Dutch footballer
  • John J. Goossens (1944–2002), Belgian businessman
  • Kris Goossens (born 1974), Belgian tennis player
  • Léon Goossens (1897–1988), British oboist, son of Eugène Goossens, fils
  • Marc Goossens (cyclist) (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist
  • Marc Goossens (born 1969), Belgian racecar driver
  • Marie Goossens (1894–1991), English harpist, older sister of Sidonie Goossens
  • Michaël Goossens (born 1973), Belgian footballer
  • Pierre-Lambert Goossens (1827–1906), Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Ray Goossens (1924–1998), Flemish artist, animator and director
  • Reinhilde Goossens (born 1961), Belgian singer known by the name "Lisa del Bo"
  • Robert Goossens (1927–2016), French jewelry maker
  • Roland Goossens [de; fr; nl] (born 1937), Belgian comics artist known as "Gos"
  • Sidonie Goossens (1899–2004), British harpist, daughter of Eugène Goossens, fils
  • Simon Goossens (1893–1964), Belgian sculptor
  • Victor Goossens, founder and co-owner of the multiregional professional esports organization Team Liquid

See also

  • Goosen, form of surname most common in South Africa
  • Goossen, another form of the surname
  • Mount Goossens, named after the Belgian photographer Leon Goossens

References

  1. ^ Goossens at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.
  2. ^ "Meest voorkomende familienamen in België en Nederland « Naamkunde".
  3. ^ Goossens at familienaam.be
Surname list
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