Dekkers Explained

Dekkers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "thatcher's".^[1] Notable people with it include:

• Ad Dekkers (artist) (1938–1974), Dutch sculptor
• Ad Dekkers (cyclist) (1953–2002), Dutch racing cyclist
• Frank Dekkers (born 1961), Dutch painter
• Hans Dekkers (cyclist born 1928) (1928–1984), Dutch racing cyclist
• Hans Dekkers (cyclist born 1981) (born 1981), Dutch racing cyclist
• Hens Dekkers (1915–1966), Dutch boxer
• Hunter Dekkers (born 2001), American football player
• Hurnet Dekkers (born 1974), Dutch rower
• Jan Dekkers (1919–1997), Dutch painter and sculptor
• Joey Dekkers (born 1989), Dutch football midfielder
• Kevin Dekkers (born 1980), Sint Maartener footballer
• Louk Dekkers (born 1998), Dutch football midfielder
• Marijn Dekkers (born 1957), Dutch-American chemist and executive
• Marlies Dekkers (born 1965), Dutch fashion designer
• Midas Dekkers (born 1946), Dutch biologist, writer and journalist
• Ramon Dekkers (1969–2013), Dutch kickboxer and Muay Thai practitioner
• Tin Dekkers (1916–2005), Dutch boxer

See also

• Dekker (surname)
• Deckers (surname)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=dekkers&gba_naam=Dekkers&nfd_naam=Dekkers&operator=eq&taal= Dekkers