Rademaker is a
Dutch occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
. It originally meant
wheelwright
A wheelwright is a Artisan, craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright", (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker or shaper of wood) as in shipbuilding ...
or
wainwright. A large number of spelling variations are in use. The most common are (Netherlands and Belgium
in 2007 combined):
* Raaijmakers (4086)
* Raaymakers (301)
* Rademaker (3094)
* Rademakers (2037)
* Raemaekers (939)
* Raeymaekers (2112)
* Raijmakers (1398)
* Ramaekers (3244)
* Ramaker (2122)
* Ramakers (2058)
* Raymakers (504)
Rademaker(s)
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Abraham Rademaker (1677–1735), Dutch painter and printmaker
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Augusto Rademaker (1905–1985), Brazilian navy admiral and vice-president
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Fons Rademakers
Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
His 1960 film '' Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Fest ...
(1920–2007), Dutch filmmaker and actor
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Lili Rademakers (born 1930), Dutch film director, wife of Fons
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Richard Rademaker (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player
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Roland Rademaker (born 1983), Dutch volleyball player (twin brother)
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Sperry Rademaker
Sperry Jones Rademaker (October 4, 1939 – January 31, 2005) was an American sprint canoer who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. She finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event.
A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the o ...
(1939–2005), American sprint canoer
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Stephen Rademaker (born 1959), American attorney and lobbyist
Raaijmakers/Raaymakers
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Dick Raaijmakers (1930–2013), Dutch composer, theater producer and theorist
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Ronald Raaymakers (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player
Raemaekers
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Hector Raemaekers (1883–1963), Belgian footballer
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Louis Raemaekers (1869–1956), Dutch painter and cartoonist
Raeymaeckers
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Jürgen Raeymaeckers
Jürgen Raeymaeckers (born 3 May 1985) is a Belgian football striker who currently plays for K. Lyra T.S.V. in the lower leagues of Belgian football. Before he played with both Lierse and Roeselare in the Belgian Pro League.
Career
The winger/f ...
(born 1985), Belgian footballer
Raijmakers/Raymaker(s)
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Herman C. Raymaker (1893–1944), American film director and actor
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Piet Raijmakers
Petrus Josephus "Piet" Raijmakers (born 29 September 1956, in Asten) is a former equestrian from the Netherlands.
Raijmakers won the gold medal in the show jumping team event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He did so al ...
(born 1956), Dutch equestrian
Ramackers
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Josée Vigneron-Ramackers
Christiane-Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (25 January 1914 – 30 August 2002), also known as Jo Delande, was a Belgian music educator, conductor and composer. She is known for founding the Academie voor Muziek, Theater & Dans in Maasmechelen in 1945 ...
(1914–2002), Belgian music educator, conductor and composer
Ramaekers
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Serge Ramaekers Serge may refer to:
*Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric
*Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme
*Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name)
*Serge (post), a hitchi ...
(born 1966), Belgian DJ
See also
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Rademacher Rademacher is an occupational surname of German origin, which means "wheelmaker". It may refer to:
People
* Arthur Rademacher (1889–1981), Australian football player
*Autumn Rademacher (born 1975), American basketball coach
*Bill Rademacher (born ...
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Radermacher
References
{{surnames
Dutch-language surnames