De Jong is a Dutch language surname meaning "young". It is the most common surname in the Netherlands, represented by 86,534 people in 2017. It may also be found in the anglicized form Young[1] or De Young.
Notable people with the surname are listed in the sections below.
^Brouwer, Leendert. De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland. KNAW/Meertens Instituut, 2010.
Frenkie deJong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɛŋki də ˈjɔŋ]; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a central-midfielder...
Luuk deJong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlyɡ də ˈjɔŋ]; born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker and captains Eredivisie...
DeJong is a Dutch language surname meaning "young". It is the most common surname in the Netherlands, represented by 86,534 people in 2017. It may also...
Nigel deJong (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the technical director...
Irene J. F. deJong (born 1957) is a classicist and professor of Ancient Greek at the University of Amsterdam. She is known for her pioneering work on...
Siem Stefan deJong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsim də ˈjɔŋ]; born 28 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder...
Petrus Jozef Sietse "Piet" deJong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtrʏˈʃoːzəf ˈsitsə ˈpi(t) də ˈjɔŋ]; 3 April 1915 – 27 July 2016) was a Dutch politician and...
Frank deJong (born October 16, 1955) is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, and elementary school teacher. He joined the Green Party of Ontario...
Henk deJong (born 27 August 1964) is a Dutch professional football manager who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club Cambuur. After several years...
Mike deJong KC (born 1963 or 1964) is a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of...
Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book...
Reuben deJong is a New Zealand heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, strongman and professional wrestler of Dutch descent. He is a two-time professional...
Theodorus Jacob deJong (born 11 August 1947) is a Dutch former professional footballer and former football coach. During his career, he played for NEC...
Simon Leendert DeJong (April 29, 1942 – August 18, 2011) was an Indonesian-born Canadian parliamentarian. He was first elected to the House of Commons...
Louis "Loe" deJong (24 April 1914 in Amsterdam – 15 March 2005 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch historian who specialised in the Netherlands in World War II...
Jill deJong, also known as Jildou deJong (born 17 February 1982) is a Dutch fitness trainer, health coach, podcast host and former model and actress...
Andre Ernest deJong (born 2 November 1996) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stellenbosch. He is the son of former...
Jacqueline deJong (Hengelo, 1939) is a Dutch painter, sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in the Dutch town of Hengelo to Jewish parents. Faced...
Jesper deJong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 11 September 2023. He...
Chase Louis DeJong (born December 29, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. DeJong was drafted by the Toronto Blue...
Sam deJong (born 20 March 1989) is a record producer and songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand, based in Los Angeles, California. Making his start in...
Meindert DeJong, sometimes spelled deJong, DeJong or Dejong (4 March 1906 – 16 July 1991) was a Dutch-born American writer of children's books. He won...
Esther deJong (born 16 May 1974) is a Dutch model, artist and writer. DeJong was raised in the Netherlands and started her career in the fashion world...
Johannes deJong (September 10, 1885 – September 8, 1955) was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1936...
A.F. deJong, also known as Albert deJong and Ab deJong, is Professor of Comparative Religion and Religions of Antiquity at Leiden University. He studied...
Paul Sterling DeJong (de-YUNG; born August 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB)...
Jerry Murrien deJong (born 29 August 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder. He played for...
Eloy Francois Maurice Gilbert Charles Prosper deJong (born March 13, 1973) is a Dutch pop singer and moderator. He became known in the early 1990s as...
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