Leeuw

Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007^[1] and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998^[2]). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name.^[3] The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.

Places

• Leeuwen
• Denderleeuw
• Zoutleeuw
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

People

People with these surnames include:

Leeuw

• Clinton Leeuw (born 1982), South African squash player
• André Leeuw (born 1972), South African Citizen
• Reginald Leeuw (fl. 2015), South African Anglican Dean

De Leeuw / DeLeeuw

• Adele DeLeeuw (1899–1988), American writer of Dutch-themed children's stories
• Bas de Leeuw (b. 1959), Dutch sustainability expert
• Dan DeLeeuw (fl. 1993–2015), American (?) visual effects artist
• Dianne de Leeuw (b. 1955), Dutch figure skater
• Eddy De Leeuw (1956–2015), Belgian sprinter
• Edith de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch psychologist
• Gerry DeLeeuw (1926–2014), Canadian football player
• Jan de Leeuw, 15th-century Flemish goldsmith, portrayed by Jan van Eyck
• Jan de Leeuw (b. 1945), Dutch statistician
• Jan De Leeuw [de; nl] (born 1968), Flemish children's book writer and psychologist
• Johanna de Leeuw (b. 1932), Dutch-born American writer
• Karel de Leeuw (1930–1978), American mathematician
• Lisa De Leeuw (b. 1958), American porn actress
• Marcel Deleeuw (born 1943), Dutch-born Canadian football player
• Marine Deleeuw (b. 1994), French fashion model
• Melvin de Leeuw (b. 1988), Dutch footballer
• Michael de Leeuw (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
• Mineke de Leeuw (b. 1938), Dutch author
• Nata De Leeuw [de; no; pl] (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper
• Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
• Puck de Leeuw (1953–2002), Dutch documentary filmmaker
• Reinbert de Leeuw (1938–2020), Dutch conductor, pianist and composer
• Rob deLeeuw (b. 1975), Canadian actor
• Sabrina De Leeuw (b. 1974), Belgian high jumper
• Sarah de Leeuw (b. 1973), Canadian writer
• Thomas de Leeuw (1560–1612), French engraver of Flemish origin
• Ton de Leeuw (1926–1996), Dutch composer
• Ton de Leeuw (born 1941), organizational theorist

Van Leeuw

• Philippe Van Leeuw (born 1954), Belgian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Van der Leeuw

• Aart van der Leeuw (1876–1931), Dutch author and poet
• Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw (1624–1680), Dutch landscape painter
• Caroline van der Leeuw (b. 1981), Dutch jazz singer
• Cees van der Leeuw (1890–1973), Dutch industrialist and psychiatrist
• Charles van der Leeuw (b. 1952), Dutch journalist
• Gerard van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion
• Govert van der Leeuw (1645–1688), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan
• Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949), Dutch historian
• Koos van der Leeuw (1893–1934), Dutch theosophist and author
• Marcellino van der Leeuw (b. 1990), Dutch footballer
• Pieter van der Leeuw (1647–1679), Dutch landscape painter, son of Bastiaan

Fictional characters

• Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.

See also

• De Vlaamse Leeuw, the official anthem of Flanders