Arend (surname) explained

Arend and Arent are primarily Low German patronymic surnames from the given name Arend. The Dutch surnames "Van den Arend" and "Den Arend" means "(from) the eagle" and have a toponymic origin.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Arend

• Anthony Clark Arend (born 1958), American legal scholar
• Christophe Arend (born 1975), French politician
• Dieter Arend (1914–?), German rower
• Geoffrey Arend (born 1978), American actor
• Harry Arend (1903–1966), justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
• Sylvain Arend (1902–1992), Belgian astronomer
• Vivian Arend (born 1965), Canadian novelist
• Willy Arend (1876–1964), German track cyclist

Arent

• Benno von Arent (1898–1956), German Nazi stage designer and architect
• Eddi Arent (1925–2013), German actor and comedian
• Patrice M. Arent (born 1956), Utah Democratic politician

Den Arend

• (1903–1982), Dutch composer
• Lucien den Arend (born 1943), Dutch sculptor

See also

• Arends, Dutch surname of the same origin
• Arend (given name)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Arend%2C+van+den+%2F+der&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Arend, den