Jonker () is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

surname. It is also a variation of the title

jonkheer (female equivalent: ; in the masculine only; ''jonkvrouw'' is used in the feminine, even in French; ) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility. In the Netherlands, this in general concerns a prefix used ...

. The name can be

occupational Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...

of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named ''De Jonker''.Jonker
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include: *

Andries Jonker Andries Jonker (22 September 1962) is the Netherlands women's national football team manager. Jonker was at the helm of Dutch outfits Willem II, MVV and Volendam and was the assistant manager of VfL Wolfsburg, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich ...

(born 1962), Dutch football player and manager *

Catholijn Jonker Catholijn M. Jonker (born 1967) is a Dutch computer scientist whose research in artificial intelligence has included studies of computational trust and automated negotiation in multi-agent systems and human-agent teams, and the use of mathemati ...

(born 1967), Dutch computer scientist * Charles Jonker (1933–1991), South African racing cyclist *

Christiaan Jonker Christiaan Jonker (born 24 September 1986) is a South African cricketer who represents the South Africa national cricket team. He was included in the Border cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. Domestic and T20 franchise career In August 20 ...

(born 1986), South African cricketer *

Henk Jonker Hendrik Peter "Henk" Jonker (Berkhout, 23 November 1912 – Amsterdam, 24 September 2002) was a Dutch photographer. During World War II, he documented the impact of the German occupation of the Netherlands and after the war he started a press agenc ...

(1912–2002), Dutch photographer *

Ingrid Jonker Ingrid Jonker (19 September 1933 – 19 July 1965) was a South African poet and one of the founders of modern Afrikaans literature. Her poems have been widely translated into other languages. Born into an Afrikaner family with four hundred y ...

(1933–1965), South African poet **

Ingrid Jonker Prize The Ingrid Jonker Prize is a literary prize for the best debut work of Afrikaans or English poetry. It was instituted in honour of Ingrid Jonker after her death in 1965. The yearly prize, consisting of R10,000 and a medal, is awarded alternatel ...

, literary prize for the best Afrikaans or English poetry debut work ** Ingrid Jonker (film), Dutch English-language film about her life * Jacobus Jonker (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1996), South African paralympic athlete * Johannes Jonker (born 1994), South African rugby player *

JW Jonker Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played with the and in Super Rugby and the , , and in domestic rugby between 2006 and 2017. Rugby career He plays mostly as a centre. He repres ...

(born 1987), South African rugby player *

Kees Jonker Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker (29 March 1909 in Amsterdam – 28 February 1987 in Steinach am Brenner) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6 ...

(1909–1987), Dutch competitive sailor *

Kelly Jonker Kelly Maria Jonker (born 23 May 1990 in Amstelveen) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tou ...

(born 1990), Dutch field hockey player * Kobus Jonker (fl. 2000), South African paralympic athlete *Kobus "Donker" Jonker, former head of the South African Police Service Occult Related Crimes Unit and a figure in the Satanic panic (South Africa) * Louis Jonker (1962), South African biblical scholar and linguist * Margo Jonker (born 1954), American softball coach *

Marius Jonker Marius Jonker (born 19 June 1968 in Kimberley, Northern Cape) is a South African rugby union Television Match Official and former referee. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly took charge of Super Rugby and Currie Cup ...

(born 1968), South African rugby referee *

Patrick Jonker Patrick Jonker (born 25 May 1969) is a retired Australian road bicycle racer from Dutch and German ancestry. He was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. Jonker represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996. He was an Au ...

(born 1969), Dutch-born Australian racing cyclist ** Patrick Jonker Veloway, Australian bikeway named for him * Robert James Jonker (born 1960), American (Michigan) judge *

(born 1944), Australian racing cyclist * (born 1980), Dutch jazz singer * Sjouke Jonker (1924–2007), Dutch journalist and politician, MEP 1979–84 ;Jonkers * Jan Jonkers (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist * (1890–1971), Dutch jurist and university dean * Marayke Jonkers (born 1981), Australian swimmer and paratriathlete *

Tim Jonkers Tim Jonkers (born 3 July 1981) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played his club football with St Helens, with whom he had Challenge Cup and Super League grand final su ...

(born 1980), Dutch-born Irish rugby player ;Adopted as a given name *

Jonker Afrikaner Jonker Afrikaner (3 February 1785, 18 August 1861, Okahandja) was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Soon after becoming ''Kaptein'', he left his father's settlement at Bly ...

(c. 1785–1861), Namibian

Orlam The Oorlam or Orlam people (also known as Orlaam, Oorlammers, Oerlams, or Orlamse Hottentots) are a subtribe of the Nama people, largely assimilated after their migration from the Cape Colony (today, part of South Africa) to Namaqualand and Dam ...

leader *

Jan Jonker Afrikaner Jan Jonker Afrikaner (August 2 1820 – August 10 1889) was the second oldest son of Jonker Afrikaner and Beetje Boois. He became the sixth and last Captain of the Orlam Afrikaners in South West Africa, succeeding his brother Christian Afrikane ...

(c. 1820–1861), Namibian Orlam leader, son of Jonker ** Jan Jonker Afrikaner High School, secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia

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