Smeets is a

Limburgian Limburgish ( or ; ; also Limburgian, Limburgic or Limburgan) refers to a group of South Low Franconian varieties spoken in Belgium and the Netherlands, characterized by their distance to, and limited participation in the formation of, S ...

surname (or more broadly,

Dutch surname 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 ...

) meaning

smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

(metal worker). The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.

People bearing the Smeets surname

Axel Smeets Axel Smeets (born 12 July 1974 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former Association football and football manager, who played as a defender and could also play as a midfielder. Career During his career he played for several Belgian clubs and also pl ...

(b. 1974), Belgian football defender and manager *

Bryan Smeets Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets (born 22 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club MVV. Club career He formerly played for MVV Maastricht, De Graafschap and SC Cambuur. He is best known the myth of Bryan ...

(b. 1992), Dutch football midfielder *

Felix Smeets Felix Smeets (29 April 1904 – 14 March 1961) was a Dutch footballer who earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national side between 1927 and 1929, scoring 7 goals. He was also part of the Netherlands squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 ...

(1904–1961), Dutch football striker * (b. 1958), Dutchjournalist and historian *

Ionica Smeets Ionica Smeets (born 8 October 1979) is a Dutch mathematician, science journalist, columnist, television presenter and professor in science communication at Leiden University. Biography Ionica Smeets was born in Delft, where she completed her p ...

(b. 1979), Dutch mathematician, science journalist, and TV presenter *

Jan Smeets Jan Smeets (born 5 April 1985) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Dutch Chess Champion. Playing record 2004 was the year that his participation in senior tournaments began to yield encouraging results. He finished in second place i ...

(b. 1985), Dutch chess player *

Jorg Smeets Jorg Smeets (born 5 November 1970, in Bussum) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the ...

(b. 1970), Dutch football midfielder *

Jorrit Smeets Jorrit Smeets (born 25 March 1995) is a Dutch former footballer. Club career Smeets made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Fortuna Sittard on 26 September 2016 in a game against Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team bas ...

(b. 1995), Dutch football midfielder *

Joseph Smeets Joseph Smeets (born 11 August 1959) is a Belgian former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...

(b. 1959), Belgian racing cyclist *

Lucian Smeets Dr. Lucian Smeets was a Belgian stamp forger operating around the early 1900s. Smeets used a sophisticated method of taking an original stamp with the correct perforations, paper and watermark for the one he wished to forge, fading out the print ...

(fl. 1900), Belgian stamp forger *

Mart Smeets Jan Marten “Mart” Smeets (born 11 January 1947, in Arnhem) is a Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist. Television Mart Smeets is a long-time sports presenter and commentator with the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. He i ...

(b. 1947), Dutch radio and television personality, writer and columnist *

Martine Smeets Martine Smeets (born 5 May 1990) is a Dutch handballer who plays as a left wing for Liga Națională club CSM București and previously the Dutch national team. She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Cham ...

(b. 1990), Dutch handball player * Minke Smeets (b. 1979), Dutch field hockey player, wife of Tjerk *

Pauline Smeets Pauline Elisabeth Smeets (born 10 February 1959, in Heerlen) is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP from 30 January 2003 to 19 September 2012. She focused on matters of small and medi ...

(b. 1959), Dutch Labour Party politician *

Robert Smeets Robert Smeets (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian retired professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency. Personal life Smeets has two sisters, called Karin and Cheyenne. H ...

(b. 1985), Australian tennis player * (b. 1964), Dutch jeweler *

Tjerk Smeets Tjerk Smeets (born 3 June 1980) is a former Dutch baseball player for Kinheim and the Netherlands national baseball team, Dutch national team and technical director of the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). He is the son ...

(b. 1980), Dutch baseball player, son of Mart Smeets, husband of Minke

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People bearing the Smeets surname

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