Lauwers (surname) explained

Lauwers is a Dutch surname most common in Flanders.https://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/http://www.familienaam.be/ It may be of patronymic origin ("son of Laurens)" or indicate an occupation ("lawyer").http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Lauwers&nfd_naam=Lauwers&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= People with this surname include:

• Balthasar Lauwers (1578–1645), Flemish landscape painter active in Rome
• Barbara Lauwers (1914–2009), Czech lawyer and US Army soldier
• Christophe Lauwers (born 1972), Belgian footballer
• Conrad Lauwers (1622–1675), Flemish engraver
• Daniel Lauwers (born 1963), American member of the Michigan Senate
• (born 1979), Belgian basketball player
• Henk Lauwers (born 1956), Belgian baritone singer
• (born 1957), Belgian theater director
• Nicolaes Lauwers (1600–1652), Flemish engraver
• Vinny Lauwers (born 1967), Australian sailor
• Willy Lauwers (1936–1959), Belgian racing cyclist

See also

• Lauwers