Vedder 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 ...

and

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

surname. ''Vedder'', related to Dutch ('father'), meant 'uncle' (father's or mother's brother) in

Middle Dutch Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or , there was no overarching sta ...

and Eastern dialects of Dutch. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Swart Vedder (1834–1905), New York state born British Columbian politician, son of Volkert * Amy Vedder (born 1951), American ecologist and primatologist *

Buddy Vedder Buddy Vedder (born 26 August 1994) is a Dutch actor and television presenter. He is known for playing the role of Rover Dekker in the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''. He played lead roles in the musicals ''Murder Ballad'' (2020) and ' ...

(born 1994), Dutch actor and television presenter * Commodore P. Vedder (1838–1910), New York politician *

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He was previously a gues ...

(born 1964), American rock musician, singer, and songwriter *

Edward Bright Vedder Edward Bright Vedder (June 28, 1878 – January 30, 1952) was a United States Army, U.S. Army physician, a noted researcher on deficiency diseases, and a medical educator. He studied beriberi, a deficiency disease affecting the peripheral ner ...

(1878–1952), U.S. Army physician, researcher of deficiency diseases, and medical educator *

Elihu Vedder Elihu Vedder (26 February 183629 January 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet from New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of '' The Rubaiyat of Omar Kh ...

(1836–1923), American painter, book illustrator, and poet *

Eva Vedder Eva Vedder (born 23 November 1999) is a Dutch tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 221 by the WTA, reached on 9 January 2023. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 110, achieved on 3 April 2023. She has w ...

(b. 1999), Dutch tennis player * Harmen Albertse Vedder (1635–1715), Dutch settler in New Netherland, forebear of nearly all Vedders in North AmericaEdwin Henry Vedder
The Vedder family in America, 1657-1973
1974 *

Heinrich Vedder Hermann Heinrich Vedder (born 3 July 1876 in , Westphalia, Germany; died 26 April 1972 in Okahandja, South-West Africa) was a German missionary, linguistics, linguist, ethnology, ethnologist and historian. Originally a silk weaver, he received miss ...

(1876–1972), German missionary, linguist, ethnologist, and historian * Henry Clay Vedder (1853–1935), American Baptist church historian * Jake Vedder (born 1998), American snowboarder * Jill Vedder née McCormick (born 1977), American philanthropist, activist and fashion model; wife of Eddie Vedder * John F. D. Vedder (1789–1863), New York politician * Lou Vedder (1897–1990), American baseball and football player * Ria Vedder-Wubben (1951–2016), Dutch politician *

Richard Vedder Richard K. Vedder (born November 5, 1940) is an American economist, historian, author, and columnist. He is a professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University and senior fellow at The Independent Institute. Biography Vedder was born on Novemb ...

(born 1940), American economist and college professor * Shirley Vedder née Matthews (1942–2013), Canadian pop singer * Yvette Iola Vedder (1928–2010), American actress, pin-up model and singer

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{{surname, Vedder Dutch-language surnames Low German surnames

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