Nienhuis Explained

Nienhuis is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a form of Nieuwenhuis ("new house") found most commonly in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe.^[1]

Geographical distribution

In 2014, 57.6% of all known bearers of the surname were residents of the Netherlands (frequency 1:9,281), 33.4% of the United States (1:342,418) and 5.4% of Canada (1:213,942).

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,281) in the following provinces:^[2]

• Groningen (1:1,206)
• Drenthe (1:2,015)
• Friesland (1:6,666)
• Flevoland (1:7,688)
• Overijssel (1:8,224)
• Utrecht (1:8,945)

People

• Arthur W. Nienhuis (1941–2021), American physician
• Bert Nienhuis (1873–1960), Dutch ceramist
• Doug Nienhuis (born 1982), American football offensive lineman
• Han-Wen Nienhuys (born 1975), Dutch programmer, co-creator of Lilypond
• Hendrik Nienhuis (1790–1862), Dutch legal scholar
• Henk Nienhuis (1941–2017), Dutch football midfielder and manager
• Kraig Nienhuis (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Leonard Nienhuis (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper

Nienhuijs / Nienhuys

• Jacob Nienhuys (1836–1927), Dutch tobacco plantation owner and founder of Deli Company
• Jan Willem Nienhuys (born 1942), Dutch mathematician, book translator, and skeptic

See also

• Nieuwenhuis, Nijenhuis, different forms of the same surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Nienhuis&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Nienhuis
2. https://forebears.io/surnames/nienhuis Nienhuis surname distribution