Gorter or De Gorter is a Dutch-language occupational surname for a person growing barley.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnold Marc Gorter (1866–1933), Dutch landscape painter
- Cornelis Jacobus Gorter (1907–1980), Dutch physicist
- David de Gorter (1717–1783), Dutch physician and botanist
- Donny Gorter (born 1988), Dutch soccer player, son of Edwin
- Edwin Gorter (born 1963), Dutch soccer player, father of Donny
- Hendrikus Jacobus Gorter (1874-1918), Dutch cyclist, speed skater and ice skates manufacturer from Zwolle
- Herman Gorter (1864–1927), Dutch poet and socialist, namesake of the Herman Gorter Prize for poetry
- Johannes de Gorter (1689–1762), Dutch physician and father of David de Gorter
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Gorter
- Gruijters, Dutch surname with the same origin
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.