Posthumus is a surname mostly stemming from the Dutch province of
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
. Among variants are '' Posthuma'' and ''Postmus''. The surname may have originated in the same way Romans called boys and girls born after the death of their father ''Postumus'' and ''Postuma'', and the common Frisian name
Postma Postma is a surname of Frisian origin. In 2007 there were 12,395 people in the Netherlands with the surname, most concentrated in the province of Friesland. The form Postema (2,069 people) is more common in the neighboring province of Groningen. ...
sometimes is a derivative of such a name. Alternatively, the situation is reversed, with the surname ''Postma'' or ''Postema'' morphing to "Posthuma" and further to "Posthumus".Posthumus at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands People with this surname include:
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Bryan Posthumus
Bryan Richard Posthumus (born 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 73rd district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021.
Early life and education
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(born 1985), American politician
* Chad Posthumus (born 1991), Canadian basketball player
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Cyril Posthumus
Cyril Posthumus (28 August 1918 – 9 October 1992) was a British writer on the history of motor cars.Dick Posthumus (born 1950), American (Michigan) Republican politician
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Hans Posthumus
Hans Posthumus (10 March 1947 – 15 February 2016) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in Harderwijk, he played for VVOG, Wageningen, Feyenoord, Mechelen, Lierse
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), of ...
(1947–2016), Dutch football striker
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Johannes Posthumus
Johannes Jacobus Posthumus (24 September 1887 in Gouda – 12 December 1978 in Utrecht) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1 ...
(1887–1978), Dutch gymnast
* Kees Posthumus (1902–1972), Dutch chemist and university president
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Lisa Posthumus Lyons
Lisa Posthumus Lyons (born June 12, 1980) is an American politician from Alto, Michigan, and served three terms as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 86 (portions of Ionia and Kent Counties) from 2011 - 2 ...
(born 1980), American (Michigan) politician, daughter of Dick
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Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus
Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus or N.W. Posthumus (26 February 1880 in Amsterdam – 18 April 1960 in Bussum) was a Dutch economic historian,
political scientist, and professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Posthumus was one of the founders of ...
(1880–1960), Dutch economic historian and political scientist, husband of Willemijn
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* Sieta Posthumus (born 1936), Dutch freestyle swimmer
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Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot
Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot (2 May 1897 – 16 January 1989) was a Dutch economist, feminist and radio broadcaster. As the first woman to attain a doctorate in economics in the Netherlands, her work focused on the impact of working women ...
(1897–1989), Dutch economist, feminist and radio broadcaster, wife of Nicolaas
See also
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E.S. Posthumus
E.S. Posthumus was an independent music group that produced a form of 21st-century classical music/epic music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds. Their music is inspired by the Pythagorean philosoph ...
, American music group composing electronic orchestral music, including " Posthumus Zone"
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Posthumus Leonatus
''Cymbeline'' , also known as ''The Tragedie of Cymbeline'' or ''Cymbeline, King of Britain'', is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain () and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early Celti ...
, a character in Shakespeare's play ''Cymbeline''
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Johannes Postmus
Johannes Postmus (1877 – 1947) was the second Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. His term of office was from 1 January 1932 until 30 June 1945. He was succeeded by Michiel Hendrik de Kock
Michiel Hendrik de Kock (29 January 1898, M ...